Where does “ペッノカ” come from?

ペッノカ (Ainu) comes from Ainu ペッ, from Japanese ペ.

ペッノカ (Ainu): the Milky Way

Definitions

  1. the Milky Way

Ancestry of “ペッノカ”, step by step

ペッノカ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ainu ペッ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ainuペッwater
2Japaneseペ—

via Ainu ノカ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ainuノカform, shape
Every word from Japanese ペ →Every word from Ainu ペッ →