of Algonquian origin; akin to Cree kwĭkkwâhaketsh, kĭkkwâhakes wolverine, Ojibwa qwĭngwâage, Algonquian Montagnais karkajou; derivatives from a stem represented by Cree kwĭkkw, kĭkkw to graze (with a shot)
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