Etymology

sasquatch

sas·quatch
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Today it means: A large hairy humanoid creature of western North America. Full definition →

Halkomelem sásq’ets
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The story

  1. Halkomelem · borrowed fromsásq’ets“hairy man”
  2. English todaysasquatch

Borrowed from Halkomelem sásq’ets (“hairy man”).

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