Meacham's CJ in Oregon 1870

[David Lewis]

I believe the origin is  Eastern Algonquian. The word came to the Northwest
through the Cree and Hudson's bay traders.
David
At 09:52 AM 03/18/2000 -0800, you wrote:

> > p. 25 Kin-ni-ki-nick
> > tobacco
>
>What _is_ the etymology of kinnikinick, anyway?  It's used in old Jargon
>and still in BC slang English in the Interior; but what language is it
>from and what does it really mean?


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