Where does “atihk” come from?

atihk (Plains Cree) comes from Proto-Algonquian atehkwa — caribou, reindeer, deer.

atihk (Plains Cree): caribou

Definitions

  1. caribou

Ancestry of “atihk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Algonquianatehkwacaribou, reindeer, deer
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