Where does “cawquaw” come from?
cawquaw (English) comes from Cree kâkwa, from Proto-Algonquian *ka·kwa.
cawquaw (English): A Canadian porcupine
Ancestry of “cawquaw”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Cree | kâkwa | Porcupine |
| 2 | Proto-Algonquian | *ka·kwa | — |