sakeehiikan
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[edit]Etymology
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From Proto-Eastern Algonquian *sakēhīkan, from unknown element *sakēh-, perhaps meaning “to climb”, + *-īkan (inanimate noun suffix), compare Abenaki lôdawôgan (“ladder”), from lôdawa (“to climb”). Cognate with Unami sahkehikàn (“ladder, stairs”), Penobscot skówhikan (“fish ladder”).
Noun
[edit]sakeehíikan (sake·hí·kan) anim
References
[edit]- O'Meara, John (2014) “sakeehiikan”, in Delaware-English/English-Delaware Dictionary (Heritage), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, published 1996, →ISBN