Where does “hìtkuk” come from?
hìtkuk (Unami) comes from Proto-Algonquian -a·htekw- — stick, stem; hardwood, tree.
hìtkuk (Unami): trees
Ancestry of “hìtkuk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Algonquian | -a·htekw- | stick, stem; hardwood, tree |