Where does “kawalpas” come from?

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

kawalpas (Mokilese): ordinal form of walpas; eighth

Definitions

  1. ordinal form of walpas; eighth

Ancestry of “kawalpas”, step by step

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