Where does “hàkhàkopëlìshakw” come from?

hàkhàkopëlìshakw (Unami) comes from Unami -akw, from Proto-Algonquian -a·xkw- — wood; hardwood; tree.

hàkhàkopëlìshakw (Unami): pear tree (Pyrus)

Definitions

  1. pear tree (Pyrus)

Ancestry of “hàkhàkopëlìshakw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Unami-akwtree, stick
2Proto-Algonquian-a·xkw-wood; hardwood; tree
Every word from Proto-Algonquian -a·xkw-Every word from Unami -akw
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