Where does “Nakoda” come from?

Nakoda (English) comes from Dakota dakhóta — ally.

Nakoda (English): An indigenous people of Western Canada and, originally, the United States, formerly inhabiting large parts of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Montana

Definitions

  1. An indigenous people of Western Canada and, originally, the United States, formerly inhabiting large parts of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Montana

Ancestry of “Nakoda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dakotadakhótaally
Every word from Dakota dakhóta
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