Etymology

Pawhuska

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Today it means: A city, the county seat of Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. Full definition →

osa 𐓄𐓘𐓢𐓶𐓮𐓤𐓘
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  1. osa · borrowed from𐓄𐓘𐓢𐓶𐓮𐓤𐓘
  2. osa · borrowed from𐓄𐓘𐓢𐓶𐓮𐓤𐓘
  3. English todayPawhuska

Borrowed from Osage 𐓄𐓘𐓢𐓶𐓮𐓤𐓘 (PaHYuska, literally “white hair”). Named after 19th-century Osage leader Pawhuska (c. 1763 – c. 1809).

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