Where does “peniemwan” come from?

peniemwan (Chuukese) comes from Chuukese mwan, from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀jánà — child.

peniemwan (Chuukese): right side

Definitions

  1. right side

Ancestry of “peniemwan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chuukesemwanman; right; wrong
2Proto-Bantumʊ̀jánàchild
Every word from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀jánàEvery word from Chuukese mwan