Where does “musquaw” come from?

musquaw (English) comes from Abenaki moskwas, from Proto-Algonquian *waʔšaškwa — muskrat.

musquaw (English): The American black bear

Definitions

  1. The American black bear

Ancestry of “musquaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Abenakimoskwasmuskrat, musquash
2Proto-Algonquian*waʔšaškwamuskrat
Every word from Proto-Algonquian *waʔšaškwa →Every word from Abenaki moskwas →