Where does “nanpahina” come from?

nanpahina (Pohnpeian) comes from Tagalog pahina, from Spanish página, from Latin pāgina, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

nanpahina (Pohnpeian): barrier reef

Definitions

  1. barrier reef

Ancestry of “nanpahina”, step by step

nanpahina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog pahina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpahinapage
2Spanishpáginapage
3Latinpāginaa written page, leaf, sheet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

via Pohnpeian nan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PohnpeiannanIn, inside (of), within physically, temporally, and/or metaphorically
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Latin pāgina →Every word from Spanish página →