Where does “Boonpe” come from?

Boonpe (Marshallese) comes from English Ponape, from Japanese ポナペ, from Pohnpeian Pohnpei, from Pohnpeian pohn — upon.

Ancestry of “Boonpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPonape—
2Japaneseポナペ—
3PohnpeianPohnpei—
4Pohnpeianpohnupon

Words derived from “Boonpe”

Every word from Pohnpeian pohn →Every word from Pohnpeian Pohnpei →Every word from Japanese ポナペ →