Etymograph

English

Maskwacis

Maskwacis comes from Cree ᒪᔉᐗ ‘bear’.

  1. Creemodernᒪᔉᐗmaskwa‘bear’
  2. Cree, derivedmodernᒪᔉᐗᒌᐢmaskwaciis
  3. EnglishtodayMaskwacis

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Creemodernᒪᔉᐗmaskwa‘bear’
  2. Cree, derivedmodernᒪᔉᐗᒌᐢmaskwaciis
  3. EnglishtodayMaskwacis

Today it means

name An unincorporated community and hamlet in central Alberta, Canada, formerly Hobbema.

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

Etymograph / Cree ᒪᔉᐗ / Maskwacis