Where does “alëmske” come from?

alëmske (Unami) comes from Unami alëmska, from Unami -ëska, from Unami -w.

Ancestry of “alëmske”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UnamialëmskaTo depart, to leave
2Unami-ëskaTo go, to walk
3Unami-w—
Every word from Unami -w →Every word from Unami -ëska →Every word from Unami alëmska →