Where does “brulé” come from?

brulé (French) comes from Lakota Sičháŋǧu, from Lakota sičháŋ.

brulé (French): past participle of bruler; burnt

Definitions

  1. past participle of bruler; burnt

Ancestry of “brulé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LakotaSičháŋǧuthe Burned Thigh Lakota, Brulé; one of the seven tribes of the Lakota
2Lakotasičháŋ—
Every word from Lakota sičháŋ →Every word from Lakota Sičháŋǧu →
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