Where does “Alaska” come from?

Alaska (German) comes from English Alaska, from Russian Аля́ска, from Aleut alaxsxaq — that toward which the action of the sea is...

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Ancestry of “Alaska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAlaskaEllipsis of baked Alaska
2RussianАля́ска—
3Aleutalaxsxaqthat toward which the action of the sea is...
Every word from Aleut alaxsxaq →Every word from Russian Аля́ска →Every word from English Alaska →