Where does “kapahpas” come from?

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

kapahpas (Mokilese): ordinal form of pahpas; fourth

Definitions

  1. ordinal form of pahpas; fourth

Ancestry of “kapahpas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mokilesepahpasthe numeral four, used to count long objects
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 pahpas →