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Where does “šeka·kwa” come from?

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

šeka·kwa (Proto-Algonquian): skunk

Definitions

  1. skunk

Ancestry of “šeka·kwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Algonquianšek-to urinate

Words derived from “šeka·kwa”

  • segôgw
  • cigàg
Every word from Proto-Algonquian šek- →