Where does “kalimkij” come from?

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

kalimkij (Mokilese): ordinal form of limkij; fifth

Definitions

  1. ordinal form of limkij; fifth

Ancestry of “kalimkij”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mokileselimkijthe numeral five, 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 limkij →