Where does “Alaska” come from?

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

Alaska (Icelandic): Alaska

Definitions

  1. Alaska

Ancestry of “Alaska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAlaskaEllipsis of baked Alaska
2RussianАля́ска—
3Aleutalaxsxaqthat toward which the action of the sea is...

Words derived from “Alaska”

Every word from Aleut alaxsxaq →Every word from Russian Аля́ска →Every word from English Alaska →
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