Where does “lol imwin pwadaik toantoal” come from?

lol imwin pwadaik toantoal (Pohnpeian) comes from Proto-Indo-European lol-, from Proto-Indo-European lel- — to move, to shake.

lol imwin pwadaik toantoal (Pohnpeian): rusty jobfish (Aphareus rutilans)

Definitions

  1. rusty jobfish (Aphareus rutilans)

Ancestry of “lol imwin pwadaik toantoal”, step by step

lol imwin pwadaik toantoal traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European lol-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanlol-
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlel-to move, to shake

via Pohnpeian imwi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pohnpeianimwi

via Pohnpeian pwadaiki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pohnpeianpwadaiki
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lol-
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