Where does “alaskanmalamuutti” come from?
alaskanmalamuutti (Finnish) comes from Finnish Alaska, from English Alaska, from Russian Аля́ска, from Aleut alaxsxaq — that toward which the action of the sea is...
alaskanmalamuutti (Finnish): Alaskan Malamute breed of dog
Definitions
- Alaskan Malamute breed of dog
Ancestry of “alaskanmalamuutti”, step by step
alaskanmalamuutti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Alaska
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Alaska | — |
| 2 | English | Alaska | Ellipsis of baked Alaska |
| 3 | Russian | Аля́ска | — |
| 4 | Aleut | alaxsxaq | that toward which the action of the sea is... |
via Finnish malamuutti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | malamuutti | malamute |