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Where does “Aljaška” come from?

Aljaška (Slovak) comes from Russian Аля́ска, from Aleut alaxsxaq — that toward which the action of the sea is...

Ancestry of “Aljaška”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianАля́ска—
2Aleutalaxsxaqthat toward which the action of the sea is...
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