Where does “karibu” come from?
karibu (Finnish) comes from French caribou, from Mi'kmaq qalipu, from Proto-Algonquian maka·lipowa, from Proto-Algonquian maka·l- — scrape, shovel, remove.
karibu (Finnish): caribou
Definitions
- caribou
Ancestry of “karibu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | caribou | caribou |
| 2 | Mi'kmaq | qalipu | caribou |
| 3 | Proto-Algonquian | maka·lipowa | caribou |
| 4 | Proto-Algonquian | maka·l- | scrape, shovel, remove |