Where does “tobogán” come from?

tobogán (Spanish) comes from English toboggan, from French tabaganne, from Mi'kmaq tepaqan.

tobogán (Spanish): playground slide; water slide; a kind of sled

Definitions

  1. playground slide; water slide; a kind of sled

Ancestry of “tobogán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtobogganA long sled without runners, with the front end...
2Frenchtabaganne—
3Mi'kmaqtepaqan—
Every word from Mi'kmaq tepaqan →Every word from French tabaganne →Every word from English toboggan →