Where does “chicagolais” come from?

chicagolais (French) comes from French Chicago, from English Chicago, from French Chécagou, from Miami šikaakwa, from Proto-Algonquian šeka·kwa, from Proto-Algonquian šek- — to urinate.

Ancestry of “chicagolais”, step by step

chicagolais traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French Chicago

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchChicago—
2EnglishChicagolocated on Lake Michigan
3FrenchChécagou—
4Miamišikaakwathe striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis
5Proto-Algonquianšeka·kwaskunk
6Proto-Algonquianšek-to urinate

via French aïs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaïsplural of aï
2LatinaxisAn axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North...
3Proto-Italicaksis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Algonquian šek- →