Where does “kadenge” come from?

kadenge (Mokilese) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic deng-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʰ- — to cover; to overcast.

kadenge (Mokilese): to pull tight

Definitions

  1. to pull tight

Ancestry of “kadenge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicdeng-
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰengʰ-to cover; to overcast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʰ-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic deng-