Etymology

quinnat

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Chinook Jargon equan'nat
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The story

  1. Chinook · derived fromikʷanat
  2. Chinook Jargon · borrowed fromequan'nat
  3. English todayquinnat

Borrowed from Chinook Jargon equan'nat, itself borrowed from Chinook ikʷanat.

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