Where does “kajilkij” come from?

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

kajilkij (Mokilese): ordinal form of jilkij; third

Definitions

  1. ordinal form of jilkij; third

Ancestry of “kajilkij”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mokilesejilkijthe numeral three, 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 jilkij →