Where does “kapahw” come from?

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

kapahw (Mokilese): ordinal form of pahw; fourth

Definitions

  1. ordinal form of pahw; fourth

Ancestry of “kapahw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mokilesepahwthe 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 pahw →