Where does “sikâk” come from?

sikâk (Plains Cree) comes from Proto-Algonquian šeka·kwa, from Proto-Algonquian šek- — to urinate.

sikâk (Plains Cree): skunk

Definitions

  1. skunk

Ancestry of “sikâk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Algonquianšeka·kwaskunk
2Proto-Algonquianšek-to urinate
Every word from Proto-Algonquian šek- →Every word from Proto-Algonquian šeka·kwa →