Where does “ʔəɬədalʔtxʷ” come from?

ʔəɬədalʔtxʷ (Lushootseed) comes from Lushootseed ʔəɬəd, from Proto-Salish *ʔiɫ(t)n — to eat.

ʔəɬədalʔtxʷ (Lushootseed): restaurant

Definitions

  1. restaurant

Ancestry of “ʔəɬədalʔtxʷ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lushootseedʔəɬədto eat
2Proto-Salish*ʔiɫ(t)nto eat
Every word from Proto-Salish *ʔiɫ(t)n →Every word from Lushootseed ʔəɬəd →