Where does “kòxukw” come from?

kòxukw (Unami) comes from Unami kòxa, from Proto-Algonquian *kweʔθe·wa.

kòxukw (Unami): "he/she fears you"

Definitions

  1. "he/she fears you"

Ancestry of “kòxukw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UnamikòxaTo fear something, to be afraid of
2Proto-Algonquian*kweʔθe·wa—
Every word from Proto-Algonquian *kweʔθe·wa →Every word from Unami kòxa →