Where does “pweipwei in Japahn” come from?
pweipwei in Japahn (Mokilese) comes from Mokilese Japahn, from English Japan, from Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本, from Middle Chinese 日本 — Land of the Rising Sun.
pweipwei in Japahn (Mokilese): bluefin tuna (genus Thunnus)
Definitions
- bluefin tuna (genus Thunnus)
Ancestry of “pweipwei in Japahn”, step by step
pweipwei in Japahn traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Mokilese Japahn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mokilese | Japahn | — |
| 2 | English | Japan | A hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt |
| 3 | Dutch | Japan | — |
| 4 | Malay | Jepang | Japanese |
| 5 | Hokkien | 日本 | Japan; Japanese; Japan |
| 6 | Middle Chinese | 日本 | Land of the Rising Sun |
via Mokilese in
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mokilese | in | construct particle; of, relating to |
via Mokilese pweipwei
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mokilese | pweipwei | tuna |