Where does “jilmen” come from?
jilmen (Mokilese) comes from Mokilese -men — Classifier suffix used to form the numerals used to count animate nouns.
jilmen (Mokilese): the numeral three
Definitions
- the numeral three
Ancestry of “jilmen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mokilese | -men | Classifier suffix used to form the numerals used to count animate nouns |