Where does “wëlakw” come from?

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

wëlakw (Unami): A good tree, a beautiful tree

Definitions

  1. A good tree, a beautiful tree

Ancestry of “wëlakw”, 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 →
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