Where does “peinakapw” come from?

peinakapw (Pohnpeian) comes from Pohnpeian pein, from English vein, from Middle English veyne, from Anglo-Norman veine, from Latin vēna — a vein, blood vessel.

peinakapw (Pohnpeian): young woman, girl

Definitions

  1. young woman, girl

Ancestry of “peinakapw”, step by step

peinakapw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pohnpeian pein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pohnpeianpeinwoman
2EnglishveinA blood vessel that transports blood from the...
3Middle EnglishveyneAlternative form of veine; Alternative form of...
4Anglo-Normanveinevein
5Latinvēnaa vein, blood vessel

via Pohnpeian kapw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pohnpeiankapwnew; fresh
Every word from Latin vēnaEvery word from Anglo-Norman veineEvery word from Middle English veyne