Where does “kajilpas” come from?

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

kajilpas (Mokilese): ordinal form of jilpas; three

Definitions

  1. ordinal form of jilpas; three

Ancestry of “kajilpas”, step by step

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