Where does “Alaska” come from?
Alaska derives from Aleut alaxsxaq, a word of unknown meaning that gave the territory its name through Russian colonial contact.
Alaska (English): Ellipsis of baked Alaska
Ancestry of “Alaska”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | Аля́ска | — |
| 2 | Aleut | alaxsxaq | that toward which the action of the sea is... |
Words derived from “Alaska”