Where does “xʷʔax̌ʷaʔəd” come from?

xʷʔax̌ʷaʔəd (Lushootseed) comes from Lushootseed ʔax̌ʷuʔ, from Proto-Salish *ʔax̌ʷaʔ.

xʷʔax̌ʷaʔəd (Lushootseed): the large clam basket left on the beach into which all those clamming empty their xʷʔiʔx̌ʷaʔəd

Definitions

  1. the large clam basket left on the beach into which all those clamming empty their xʷʔiʔx̌ʷaʔəd

Ancestry of “xʷʔax̌ʷaʔəd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lushootseedʔax̌ʷuʔclamming
2Proto-Salish*ʔax̌ʷaʔ—
Every word from Proto-Salish *ʔax̌ʷaʔ →Every word from Lushootseed ʔax̌ʷuʔ →