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Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *šenkwehsa.[1] Cognate to Ojibwe zhaangweshi, Northern East Cree ᐊᒋᑳᔥ (acikaash), Southern East Cree ᐊᒋᑳᔥ (acikaash), Malecite-Passamaquoddy ciyahkehs, Atikamekw cakweciw, Blackfoot siiyíí’kayi.
Noun
šinkohsa anim (plural šinkohsaki)
- mink
References
- ^ Siebert, Frank T. (1967) A. D. DeBlois, editor, The Original Home of the Proto-Algonquian People., Ottawa, pages 13-47