Where does “esquimaux” come from?

esquimaux (French) comes from French esquimau, from Algonquin ayashkimew.

esquimaux (French): masculine plural of esquimau

Definitions

  1. masculine plural of esquimau

Ancestry of “esquimaux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchesquimauEskimo; Inuit; snowsuit
2Algonquinayashkimew—
Every word from Algonquin ayashkimew →Every word from French esquimau →
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