šikaakwa

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Miami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *šeka·kwa, from *šek- (“to urinate”). Cognate with Kickapoo sekaakwa, Fox shekâkwa, Potawatomi shegak, Western Ojibwa sikāk, Ojibwe zhigaag.

Noun

šikaakwa anim (plural šikaakwaki)

the striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis
wild leek, ramp, wild garlic, Allium tricoccum

Descendants

→ French: Chécagou
- → English: Chicago

References

https://mc.miamioh.edu/ilda-myaamia/dictionary/entries/4363

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