Where does “ʔəxʷʔəq̓ʷyax̌ad” come from?

ʔəxʷʔəq̓ʷyax̌ad (Lushootseed) comes from Lushootseed ʔəq̓ʷ — open, pull out, unplug.

ʔəxʷʔəq̓ʷyax̌ad (Lushootseed): The door is open

Definitions

  1. The door is open

Ancestry of “ʔəxʷʔəq̓ʷyax̌ad”, step by step

ʔəxʷʔəq̓ʷyax̌ad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lushootseed ʔəq̓ʷ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lushootseedʔəq̓ʷopen, pull out, unplug

via Lushootseed ax̌ad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lushootseedax̌ad
Every word from Lushootseed ʔəq̓ʷ