Where does “saskvaĉo” come from?

saskvaĉo (Esperanto) comes from English sasquatch, from Halkomelem sásq’ets.

saskvaĉo (Esperanto): sasquatch; Bigfoot

Definitions

  1. sasquatch; Bigfoot

Ancestry of “saskvaĉo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsasquatchA large hairy humanoid creature of western North...
2Halkomelemsásq’ets—
Every word from Halkomelem sásq’ets →Every word from English sasquatch →