Where does “esquimó” come from?

esquimó (Portuguese) comes from French esquimau, from Algonquin ayashkimew.

esquimó (Portuguese): Eskimo

Definitions

  1. Eskimo

Ancestry of “esquimó”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchesquimauEskimo; Inuit; snowsuit
2Algonquinayashkimew—
Every word from Algonquin ayashkimew →Every word from French esquimau →