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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.

peinakapw (Pohnpeian): young woman, girl

Definitions

  1. young woman, girl

Ancestry of “peinakapw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pohnpeianpeinwoman
2EnglishveinA blood vessel that transports blood from the...
3Middle EnglishveyneAlternative form of veine; Alternative form of...
4Anglo-Normanveinevein
5Latinvēna—
Every word from Latin vēna →