Silbentrennung
Es·ki·moTürkische aussprache
eskımōAussprache
/ˈeskəˌmō/ /ˈɛskəˌmoʊ/
Etymologie
() First attested 1584, as Esquimawes. From Danish Eskimo, from French plural Esquimaux (possibly from Spanish esquimao or esquimal), from the Algonquin language Montagnais ayas̆kimew. This was once thought to mean "eaters of raw meat", but most authorities now believe it signifies either "netters of snowshoes" or "speakers of a foreign language". Compare Ojibwe as̆kime (“to net snowshoes”). The name was originally applied by the Innu people to the Mi'kmaq, and later transferred to the Labrador Inuit; see usage notes.