The story
- Tlingit · borrowed fromkóoshdaakaa“land-otter man”
- English todaykushtaka
From Tlingit kóoshdaakaa (“land-otter man”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
kushtaka
Today it means: A mythical part-otter, part-human shapeshifter, in Tlingit and Tsimshian folklore, sometimes represented as tricksters and at other times as helpful beings who save (and turn) drowning victims. Full definition →
Tlingit kóoshdaakaa