English word origin

Etymology of AKPM

AK (“Alaska”) + Public + Media

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The source etymologies

Wiktionary via Kaikki / Wiktextract

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Unnumbered source etymology

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name

Initialism of Alaska Public Media (American television and radio public broadcaster).

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AK (“Alaska”) + Public + Media

Relationships mentioned by the source

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Compound componentAKen · Alaska
Compound componentpublicen
Compound componentmediaen

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Dump: 2026-10-01 · Extracted: 2026-10-30. These are snapshot dates, not the word’s first attestation or the page’s revision date.

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Machine-source provenance

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