Where does “caribouskin” come from?
caribouskin (English) comes from English caribou, from Canadian French caribou, from Mi'kmaq qalipu, from Proto-Algonquian maka·lipowa, from Proto-Algonquian maka·l- — scrape, shovel, remove.
caribouskin (English): The skin of a caribou, or leather made therefrom
Definitions
- The skin of a caribou, or leather made therefrom
Ancestry of “caribouskin”, step by step
caribouskin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English caribou
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | caribou | Any of several North American subspecies of the... |
| 2 | Canadian French | caribou | caribou |
| 3 | Mi'kmaq | qalipu | caribou |
| 4 | Proto-Algonquian | maka·lipowa | caribou |
| 5 | Proto-Algonquian | maka·l- | scrape, shovel, remove |