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

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Indo-European	kʷóǵ⁽ʰ⁾-tl-eh₂	—
2	Proto-Indo-European	kʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾-	to flee, escape

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