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Where does “segôgw” come from?

segôgw (Abenaki) comes from Proto-Algonquian šeka·kwa, from Proto-Algonquian šek- — to urinate.

segôgw (Abenaki): skunk

Definitions

  1. skunk

Ancestry of “segôgw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Algonquianšeka·kwaskunk
2Proto-Algonquianšek-to urinate
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