Where does “eluwenpwong” come from?

eluwenpwong (Pohnpeian) comes from Pohnpeian pwong, from Pohnpeian pwohng, from Proto-Oceanic boŋi, from Proto-Austronesian bəʀŋi.

eluwenpwong (Pohnpeian): to go out at night for a meeting or a liaison

Definitions

  1. to go out at night for a meeting or a liaison

Ancestry of “eluwenpwong”, step by step

eluwenpwong traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Pohnpeian pwong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pohnpeianpwongused in counting nights
2Pohnpeianpwohngnight
3Proto-Oceanicboŋi—
4Proto-Austronesianbəʀŋi—

via Pohnpeian eluwe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pohnpeianeluweto walk to; swim to
2Pohnpeianaluto walk; swim slowly

via Pohnpeian n

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pohnpeiann—

Words derived from “eluwenpwong”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian bəʀŋi →Every word from Proto-Oceanic boŋi →Every word from Pohnpeian pwohng →