On the Origins of 'Pickawillany'
| Autor: | David J. Costa |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | Names, Vol 62, Iss 4 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 00277738 0027-7738 1756-2279 |
| DOI: | 10.1179/0027773814Z.00000000090 |
| Popis: | Abstract “Pickawillany” is the usual English name of a colonial-era Miami village located in western Ohio on the Great Miami River, near the site of present-day Piqua, in Miami County, Ohio. There have been many attempts to explain the etymology of “Pickawillany” as being related to “Piqua,” with a meaning “Place of the Ashes.” Using data drawn from various Algonquian languages, I will show that not only will this etymology not work, but I will demonstrate that the true etymology of “Pickawillany” is from the Shawnee name for the Miamis, and is unrelated to the word “Piqua.” |
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