English
Sitka
Sitka comes from Russian Си́тка, and goes back to Tlingit Sheetʼká.
- TlingitmodernSheetʼká
- RussianmodernСи́ткаSítka
- EnglishtodaySitka
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- TlingitmodernSheetʼká
- RussianmodernСи́ткаSítka
- EnglishtodaySitka
Every English word from Tlingit Sheetʼká
Today it means
noun A member of an indigenous tribe of people from Baranof Island, in the area of Sitka, Alaska.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Tlingit Sheetʼká / Sitka