Where does “એસ્કિમો” come from?

એસ્કિમો (Gujarati) comes from English eskimo, from French esquimau, from Algonquin ayashkimew.

એસ્કિમો (Gujarati): Eskimo

Definitions

  1. Eskimo

Ancestry of “એસ્કિમો”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisheskimoA member of a group of indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic, from Siberia, through Alaska and Northern Canada, to Greenland, including the Inuit and Yupik
2FrenchesquimauEskimo; Inuit; snowsuit
3Algonquinayashkimew
Every word from Algonquin ayashkimewEvery word from French esquimauEvery word from English eskimo
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