Where does “ri-Jam̧uwa” come from?

ri-Jam̧uwa (Marshallese) comes from Marshallese Jam̧uwa, from Samoan Sāmoa, from Samoan sā — sacred.

ri-Jam̧uwa (Marshallese): a Samoan

Definitions

  1. a Samoan

Ancestry of “ri-Jam̧uwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MarshalleseJam̧uwaSamoa
2SamoanSāmoa—
3Samoansāsacred
Every word from Samoan sā →Every word from Samoan Sāmoa →Every word from Marshallese Jam̧uwa →
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