Where does “Pohnpeian” come from?

Pohnpeian (English) comes from English Pohnpei, from Pohnpeian Pohnpei, from Pohnpeian pohn — upon.

Pohnpeian (English): in, from or otherwise relating to the island...

Definitions

  1. in, from or otherwise relating to the island...

Ancestry of “Pohnpeian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPohnpei—
2PohnpeianPohnpei—
3Pohnpeianpohnupon
Every word from Pohnpeian pohn →Every word from Pohnpeian Pohnpei →Every word from English Pohnpei →