The story
- Munsee · derived fromtamaska“mighty wolf”
- English todayTamaskan Dog
From Munsee tamaska (“mighty wolf”) (+ English -n), from teme, tama (“wolf”) + maska (“big, strong, or mighty”); + English dog.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A new dog breed with a wolf-like appearance known to have mixed origins, an offshoot of the Northern Inuit Dog. Full definition →