Where does “taonkëlàxàm” come from?

taonkëlàxàm (Unami) comes from Unami taonkël, from Proto-Algonquian *waniʔle·wa.

taonkëlàxàm (Unami): stray dog

Definitions

  1. stray dog

Ancestry of “taonkëlàxàm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UnamitaonkëlTo be lost, to not know one's way
2Proto-Algonquian*waniʔle·wa—
Every word from Proto-Algonquian *waniʔle·wa →Every word from Unami taonkël →