Where does “nushèmakw” come from?

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

nushèmakw (Unami): willow

Definitions

  1. willow

Ancestry of “nushèmakw”, 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 →