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Where does “eskimosirri” come from?

eskimosirri (Finnish) comes from Finnish eskimo, from English eskimo, from French esquimau, from Algonquin ayashkimew.

eskimosirri (Finnish): Baird's sandpiper

Definitions

  1. Baird's sandpiper

Ancestry of “eskimosirri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnisheskimoEskimo; Synonym of jäätelöpuikko
2Englisheskimo—
3FrenchesquimauEskimo; Inuit; snowsuit
4Algonquinayashkimew—
Every word from Algonquin ayashkimew →