Etymology

Pohnpei

P3O1H4N1P3E1I1

Today it means: An island of Micronesia. Full definition →

Pohnpeian Pohnpei ← Proto-Oceanic *papo ← Proto-Austronesian *babaw
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The story

  1. Proto-Austronesian*babaw
  2. Proto-Oceanic*papo
  3. Pohnpeianpohn
  4. Pohnpeianpehi
  5. PohnpeianPohnpei
  6. English todayPohnpei

Borrowed from Pohnpeian Pohnpei, from pohn (“on top of”) + pehi (“altar, stone structure, rock pile”).

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