Where does “kawonkij” come from?

kawonkij (Mokilese) comes from Mokilese wonkij, from Proto-Indo-European won-, from Proto-Indo-European wā- — to move , to move so as to bend, turn; to bend,...

kawonkij (Mokilese): ordinal form of pahkij; sixth

Definitions

  1. ordinal form of pahkij; sixth

Ancestry of “kawonkij”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mokilesewonkijthe numeral six, used to count pieces
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwon-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwā-to move , to move so as to bend, turn; to bend,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European won- →Every word from Mokilese wonkij →
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