Where does “kwaktlā” come from?

kwaktlā (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kʷóǵ⁽ʰ⁾-tl-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾- — to flee, escape.

Ancestry of “kwaktlā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóǵ⁽ʰ⁾-tl-eh₂—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾-to flee, escape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷóǵ⁽ʰ⁾-tl-eh₂ →
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