Where does “kadohpas” come from?

kadohpas (Mokilese) comes from Mokilese dohpas, from Mokilese -pas — indefinite article suffix for long objects; a (long object).

kadohpas (Mokilese): ordinal form of dohpas; nine

Definitions

  1. ordinal form of dohpas; nine

Ancestry of “kadohpas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mokilesedohpasthe numeral nine, used to count long objects
2Mokilese-pasindefinite article suffix for long objects; a (long object)
Every word from Mokilese -pas →Every word from Mokilese dohpas →