Where does “kalimpas” come from?

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

kalimpas (Mokilese): ordinal form of limpas; fifth

Definitions

  1. ordinal form of limpas; fifth

Ancestry of “kalimpas”, step by step

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