Etymograph

English

Madawaska

Madawaska comes from Mi'kmaq matues ‘porcupine’.

  1. Mi'kmaqmodernmatues‘porcupine’
  2. EnglishtodayMadawaska

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Mi'kmaqmodernmatues‘porcupine’
  2. EnglishtodayMadawaska

Today it means

name A river that flows from Lake Témiscouata in Quebec to join the Saint John River at Edmundston, New Brunswick.

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

Etymograph / Mi'kmaq matues / Madawaska