Where does “Chikago” come from?

Chikago (Uzbek) comes from Russian Чика́го, from English Chicago, from French Chécagou, from Miami šikaakwa, from Proto-Algonquian šeka·kwa, from Proto-Algonquian šek- — to urinate.

Chikago (Uzbek): Chicago

Definitions

  1. Chicago

Ancestry of “Chikago”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianЧика́го—
2EnglishChicagolocated on Lake Michigan
3FrenchChécagou—
4Miamišikaakwathe striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis
5Proto-Algonquianšeka·kwaskunk
6Proto-Algonquianšek-to urinate
Every word from Proto-Algonquian šek- →