Where does “ri-Jālwōj” come from?

ri-Jālwōj (Marshallese) comes from Marshallese Jālwōj, from Polish woj, from Proto-Slavic vojь, from Proto-Indo-European woyh₁-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

ri-Jālwōj (Marshallese): a person from Jaluit atoll

Definitions

  1. a person from Jaluit atoll

Ancestry of “ri-Jālwōj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MarshalleseJālwōj—
2Polishwojwarrior
3Proto-Slavicvojьsoldier; curving, turn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwoyh₁-o-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European woyh₁-o-s →Every word from Proto-Slavic vojь →