Etymology

wantok

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Today it means: A close comrade; a person with whom one has a strong social bond, usually based on a shared language. Full definition →

Tok Pisin wantok ← English one talk
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The story

  1. English · derived fromone talk
  2. Tok Pisin · borrowed fromwantok
  3. English todaywantok

Borrowed from Tok Pisin wantok, from English one talk, that is, a speaker of the same language.

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