Where does “pahpas” come from?

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

pahpas (Mokilese): the numeral four, used to count long objects

Definitions

  1. the numeral four, used to count long objects

Ancestry of “pahpas”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pahpas”

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