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Where does “esquimau” come from?

esquimau (French) comes from Algonquin ayashkimew.

esquimau (French): Eskimo; Inuit; snowsuit

Definitions

  1. Eskimo; Inuit; snowsuit

Ancestry of “esquimau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Algonquinayashkimew—

Words derived from “esquimau”

  • esquimal
  • esquimaux
  • eskimo
  • eskimologi
  • eskimologisk
  • eskimoisk
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