The story
- Dogrib · calque ofTłı̨chǫ“dog-flank”
- English todayDogrib
From dog + rib, a calque of Dogrib Tłı̨chǫ (“dog-flank”), from tłı̨ (“dog”) + echǫǫ̀ (“rib area, flank”), the dog-flank people, from a traditional legend.
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.