Where does “ʔəɬtxʷ” come from?

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

ʔəɬtxʷ (Lushootseed): feed someone

Definitions

  1. feed someone

Ancestry of “ʔəɬtxʷ”, 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 →