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Tomahawk

2 stages from Powhatan (Algonquian) to English.

Today it means a light axe traditionally used as a tool or weapon by Native Americans
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Stage 1 of 2
tamahaac
Powhatan (Algonquian) · pre-1600s
"a light axe"
the name for a light axe used as a tool and weapon
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Stage 2 of 2
tomahawk
English · 1600s
"a light axe used as a tool or weapon"
adopted by English colonists in Virginia
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