Where does “wëskxàm” come from?

wëskxàm (Unami) comes from Unami wësk-, from Proto-Algonquian *weški-.

wëskxàm (Unami): young animal, young mammal

Definitions

  1. young animal, young mammal

Ancestry of “wëskxàm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Unamiwësk-young
2Proto-Algonquian*weški-—
Every word from Proto-Algonquian *weški- →Every word from Unami wësk- →