Where does “kaijpas” come from?

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

kaijpas (Mokilese): ordinal form of ijpas; seventh

Definitions

  1. ordinal form of ijpas; seventh

Ancestry of “kaijpas”, step by step

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