Where does “kʷəda” come from?

kʷəda (Lushootseed) comes from Proto-Salish *kʷan.

kʷəda (Lushootseed): take, get, hold, grasp; carry in the hand

Definitions

  1. take, get, hold, grasp; carry in the hand

Ancestry of “kʷəda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Salish*kʷan

Words derived from “kʷəda

Every word from Proto-Salish *kʷan
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