Where does “xkwikpiakw” come from?

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

xkwikpiakw (Unami): slippery elm, Ulmus rubra

Definitions

  1. slippery elm, Ulmus rubra

Ancestry of “xkwikpiakw”, 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 →