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Where does “camas” come from?

camas (English) comes from Chinook Jargon qamaš, from Nootka qawaš — camas.

camas (English): Any of the North American flowering plants of the...

Definitions

  1. Any of the North American flowering plants of the...

Ancestry of “camas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinook Jargonqamaš—
2Nootkaqawašcamas

Words derived from “camas”

  • Camassia
Every word from Nootka qawaš →