Where does “ウッドチャック” come from?
ウッドチャック (Japanese) comes from English woodchuck, from Cree ocêk — fisher, marten.
ウッドチャック (Japanese): a woodchuck
Ancestry of “ウッドチャック”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | woodchuck | A rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to... |
| 2 | Cree | ocêk | fisher, marten |