Where does “dxʷsʔəɬəd” come from?

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

dxʷsʔəɬəd (Lushootseed): a person who eats a lot

Definitions

  1. a person who eats a lot

Ancestry of “dxʷsʔəɬəd”, 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 →
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