Where does “kapahmen” come from?

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

kapahmen (Mokilese): ordinal form of pahmen; fourth

Definitions

  1. ordinal form of pahmen; fourth

Ancestry of “kapahmen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mokilesepahmenthe numeral four
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 pahmen →