Where does “wëlashuwìl” come from?

wëlashuwìl (Unami) comes from Unami wël-, from Proto-Algonquian *melwi- — good, well.

wëlashuwìl (Unami): To swim well

Definitions

  1. To swim well

Ancestry of “wëlashuwìl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Unamiwël-good, well
2Proto-Algonquian*melwi-good, well
Every word from Proto-Algonquian *melwi- →Every word from Unami wël- →