Where does “ngihlap” come from?
ngihlap (Pohnpeian) comes from Pohnpeian ngih, from Proto-Oceanic nipon, from French Nippon, from Japanese 日本, from Japanese 日, from Old Japanese 日, from Proto-Japonic *pi — day, sun.
ngihlap (Pohnpeian): molar
Definitions
- molar
Ancestry of “ngihlap”, step by step
ngihlap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Pohnpeian ngih
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pohnpeian | ngih | tooth |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | nipon | — |
| 3 | French | Nippon | A Japanese man, a male inhabitant of Japan |
| 4 | Japanese | 日本 | {{l|en|Japan}}; Japan |
| 5 | Japanese | 日 | Sunday |
| 6 | Old Japanese | 日 | the sun; sunlight, sunshine; daytime, daylight |
| 7 | Proto-Japonic | *pi | day, sun |
via Pohnpeian lap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pohnpeian | lap | — |