Where does “kostakai” come from?

kostakai (Pohnpeian) comes from Pohnpeian takai — rock, stone.

kostakai (Pohnpeian): To throw a rock or rocks, to stone

Definitions

  1. To throw a rock or rocks, to stone

Ancestry of “kostakai”, step by step

kostakai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pohnpeian takai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pohnpeiantakairock, stone

via Pohnpeian kos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PohnpeiankosTo throw
Every word from Pohnpeian takai