Where does “pahkij” come from?

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

pahkij (Mokilese): the numeral four, used to count pieces

Definitions

  1. the numeral four, used to count pieces

Ancestry of “pahkij”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianpaH-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “pahkij”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian paH- →