Where does “ポロノチウ” come from?

ポロノチウ (Ainu) comes from Japanese ポロ, from English Polo, from English Marco Polo, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.

ポロノチウ (Ainu): the North Star, the Pole Star

Definitions

  1. the North Star, the Pole Star

Ancestry of “ポロノチウ”, step by step

ポロノチウ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese ポロ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseポロpolo
2EnglishPoloShouted by a player of the game Marco Polo....
3EnglishMarco PoloA renowned traveler; A game played where one...
4LatinMārcus
5LatinMartīnus
6Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
7Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
8Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
9Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Ainu ノチウ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ainuノチウstar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-