Where does “Quinnat” come from?
Quinnat (German) comes from English quinnat, from Chinook ikʷanat.
Quinnat (German): a chinook salmon, "Oncorhynchus tshawytscha"
Definitions
- a chinook salmon, "Oncorhynchus tshawytscha"
Ancestry of “Quinnat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | quinnat | "Oncorhynchus tshawytscha", the chinook salmon |
| 2 | Chinook | ikʷanat | — |