English
Sauk
Sauk comes from French Saki, and goes back to Fox Thâkîwa.
- FoxmodernThâkîwa
- Frenchc. 1600–presentSaki
- EnglishtodaySauk
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- FoxmodernThâkîwa
- Frenchc. 1600–presentSaki
- EnglishtodaySauk
A compound of athâwâwi ‘yellow’ + neniwa ‘man’
Every English word from Fox Thâkîwa
Today it means
noun A member of a certain tribe or group of Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands culture group.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Fox Thâkîwa / Sauk