Etymology

camas

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Today it means: Any of the North American flowering plants of the genus Camassia. Full definition →

Chinook Jargon qamaš ← Nootka qawaš ← Nez Perce qém̓es
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camas · noun1

  1. Nez Perce · derived fromqém̓es“camas”
  2. Nootka · derived fromqawaš“camas”
  3. Chinook Jargon · borrowed fromqamaš
  4. English todaycamas

Perhaps from Chinook Jargon qamaš, qawaš (“camas”), from Nootka qawaš (“camas”), or perhaps from Nez Perce qém̓es (“camas”).

camas · noun2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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