English

Karuk

Karuk comes from Karok káruk ‘upstream, upriver (people)’.

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Lineage

Borrowed from Karok káruk (‘upstream, upriver (people)’), because they live upstream on the Klamath River while the Yurok live downstream.

Every English word from Karok káruk

noun A member of an indigenous people of California who reside along the Klamath River.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.