Where does “ri-Kilbōt” come from?
ri-Kilbōt (Marshallese) comes from Marshallese Kilbōt, from English gilbert, from Old French Gilbert, from Proto-Germanic gīslaz, from Proto-Germanic berhtaz, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- — army.
ri-Kilbōt (Marshallese): a person from Kiribati
Definitions
- a person from Kiribati
Ancestry of “ri-Kilbōt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshallese | Kilbōt | Gilbert Islands |
| 2 | English | gilbert | The CGS unit of magnetomotive force equal to... |
| 3 | Old French | Gilbert | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gīslaz | hostage |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | berhtaz | bright, shining |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hrabnaz | raven |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |