The story
- tfn · derived fromniqnilchint“place where a lodge is built”
- Russian · borrowed fromНини́льчик
- English todayNinilchik
Borrowed from Russian Нини́льчик (Ninílʹčik), likely from Dena'ina niqnilchint (“place where a lodge is built”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.