Etymology

Kodiak

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Russian Кадьяк ← Aleut qikertaq
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  1. Aleut · derived fromqikertaq“island”
  2. Russian · derived fromКадьяк
  3. English todayKodiak

From Russian Кадьяк (Kadʹjak), from Aleut qikertaq (“island”).

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