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Where does “maka·lipowa” come from?

maka·lipowa (Proto-Algonquian) comes from Proto-Algonquian maka·l- — scrape, shovel, remove.

maka·lipowa (Proto-Algonquian): caribou

Definitions

  1. caribou

Ancestry of “maka·lipowa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Algonquianmaka·l-scrape, shovel, remove

Words derived from “maka·lipowa”

  • caribou
  • caribouskin
  • caribou
  • qalipu
  • caribou
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