The story
- Lushootseed · borrowed fromtəˈkhoʊʔməʔ
- English todayTacoma
From earlier Takhoma (“the area south of Seattle”), borrowed from Lushootseed təˈkhoʊʔməʔ, təlˈkhoʊʔbəʔ, təloʊʔl (the area surrounding Mount Rainier), from təˡqʷuʔbəʔ (“mother of waters”) in a direct reference to Mount Rainier.
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.