Where does “cigàg” come from?

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

cigàg (Algonquin): skunk

Definitions

  1. skunk

Ancestry of “cigàg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Algonquianšeka·kwaskunk
2Proto-Algonquianšek-to urinate
Every word from Proto-Algonquian šek- →Every word from Proto-Algonquian šeka·kwa →
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