The story
- Gwich'in · borrowed fromthrondiuk“hammer-water”
- haa · borrowed fromTr'ondëk“hammerstone water”
- English todayKlondike
From Klondike, a region in the Yukon territory of Canada that saw a gold rush, named after the Klondike River. A corruption of Hän Tr'ondëk (“hammerstone water”) or Gwich'in throndiuk (“hammer-water”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.