Where does “ri-Aelok” come from?

ri-Aelok (Marshallese) comes from Marshallese Aelok, from Middle English -lok, from Old English -lāc, from Proto-Germanic laiką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

ri-Aelok (Marshallese): a person from Ailuk atoll

Definitions

  1. a person from Ailuk atoll

Ancestry of “ri-Aelok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MarshalleseAelok—
2Middle English-lok—
3Old English-lācgift
4Proto-Germaniclaikągame, sport
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Old English -lāc →Every word from Middle English -lok →