Where does “kapahkij” come from?

kapahkij (Mokilese) comes from Mokilese pahkij, from Proto-Indo-Iranian paH-, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

kapahkij (Mokilese): ordinal form of pahkij; fourth

Definitions

  1. ordinal form of pahkij; fourth

Ancestry of “kapahkij”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mokilesepahkijthe numeral four, used to count pieces
2Proto-Indo-IranianpaH-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian paH- →Every word from Mokilese pahkij →