Etymology

Karuk

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Today it means: A member of an indigenous people of California who reside along the Klamath River. Full definition →

kyh káruk
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  1. kyh · borrowed fromkáruk“upstream, upriver (people)”
  2. English todayKaruk

Borrowed from Karok káruk (“upstream, upriver (people)”), because they live upstream on the Klamath River while the Yurok live downstream.

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