Where does “Kahnihmweiso” come from?
Kahnihmweiso (Pohnpeian) comes from Finnish -isö, from Vietnamese số, from French sœur, from Middle French soeur, from Old French suer, from Latin soror, from Proto-Italic swezōr, from Proto-Indo-European swésōr — blood.
Kahnihmweiso (Pohnpeian): A certain legendary underwater city purported to be found beyond the barrier reef of Nan Madol
Definitions
- A certain legendary underwater city purported to be found beyond the barrier reef of Nan Madol
Ancestry of “Kahnihmweiso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | -isö | Forms collective nouns describing groups of people |
| 2 | Vietnamese | số | number; size; amount; count |
| 3 | French | sœur | sister; nun |
| 4 | Middle French | soeur | sister |
| 5 | Old French | suer | nominative singular of seror; to dry |
| 6 | Latin | soror | sister; cousin, daughter of a father's brother;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | swezōr | sister |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swésōr | sister |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | su-h₁ésh₂-ōr | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésh₂r̥ | blood |