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English word origin

Etymology of Sauk

From French Saki, from Fox Thâkîwa, itself from athâwâwi (“yellow”) + neniwa (“man”).

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

A member of a certain tribe or group of Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands culture group.

name

The lect (variously considered a language or a member of a group of dialects) spoken by these people.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From French Saki, from Fox Thâkîwa, itself from athâwâwi (“yellow”) + neniwa (“man”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Unspecified derivation mentionSakifr
  • Unspecified derivation mentionThâkîwasac
  • Compound componentathâwâwisac · yellow
  • Compound componentneniwasac · man
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