Where does “kaijkij” come from?

kaijkij (Mokilese) comes from Mokilese ijkij, from Mokilese -kij — Classifier suffix used to form the numerals used to count pieces of other objects.

kaijkij (Mokilese): ordinal form of ijkij; seventh (piece)

Definitions

  1. ordinal form of ijkij; seventh (piece)

Ancestry of “kaijkij”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mokileseijkijthe numeral seven, used to count pieces
2Mokilese-kijClassifier suffix used to form the numerals used to count pieces of other objects
Every word from Mokilese -kij →Every word from Mokilese ijkij →