Where does “shoxakw” come from?

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

shoxakw (Unami): water oak

Definitions

  1. water oak

Ancestry of “shoxakw”, 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 →