Etymology

chehalis

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Today it means: A Native American people of Western Washington State. Full definition →

Lower Chehalis C̓x̣íl̕əš
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Chehalis · noun, proper noun1

  1. Lower Chehalis · borrowed fromC̓x̣íl̕əš“Westport, Washington”
  2. English todayChehalis

From Lower Chehalis C̓x̣íl̕əš (“Westport, Washington”).

Chehalis · noun, proper noun2

  1. Halkomelem · borrowed fromStsʼaʼí:les
  2. English todayChehalis

From Halkomelem Stsʼaʼí:les (the name of a village, literally “beating heart”). Doublet of Sts'Ailes.

Words from the same roots

HalkomelemStsʼaʼí:les all →

Sts'Ailes

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