Where does “šikaakwa” come from?

šikaakwa (Miami) comes from Proto-Algonquian šeka·kwa, from Proto-Algonquian šek- — to urinate.

šikaakwa (Miami): the striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis

Definitions

  1. the striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis

Ancestry of “šikaakwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Algonquianšeka·kwaskunk
2Proto-Algonquianšek-to urinate

Words derived from “šikaakwa”

Every word from Proto-Algonquian šek- →Every word from Proto-Algonquian šeka·kwa →