Where does “yìtakóŋ” come from?

yìtakóŋ (Mwan) comes from Proto-Mon-Khmer koŋ, from Proto-Athabaskan *qʊ̓nʼ — fire.

yìtakóŋ (Mwan): canoe

Definitions

  1. canoe

Ancestry of “yìtakóŋ”, step by step

yìtakóŋ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Mon-Khmer koŋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmerkoŋto bend; to be bent; be bent
2Proto-Athabaskan*qʊ̓nʼfire

via Mwan yì

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mwanyìwater

via Mwan ta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mwanta—
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *qʊ̓nʼ →Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer koŋ →