Where does “ʔəɬbid” come from?

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

ʔəɬbid (Lushootseed): thing for eating

Definitions

  1. thing for eating

Ancestry of “ʔəɬbid”, 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 →