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Where does “eluwenpwongih” come from?

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

eluwenpwongih (Pohnpeian): to meet someone for a liaison

Definitions

  1. to meet someone for a liaison

Ancestry of “eluwenpwongih”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pohnpeianeluwenpwongto go out at night for a meeting or a liaison
2Pohnpeianpwong—
3Pohnpeianpwohngnight
4Proto-Oceanicboŋi—
5Proto-Austronesianbəʀŋi—
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