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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: potlatch is... ModScop #189736 03/04/10 08:12 PM Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand olly old hand olly old hand Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand Does anyone know if this word related to pahaska, as in "Pahaska Tepee" which was William "Buffalo Bill" Cody's place in Wyoming? I take it you are referring to: [From Chinook Jargon, from Nootka patshatl (to give, gift).] From all accounts I've come across, Pahashka means 'Long Hair' Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted today's word - potlatch cse 03/03/10 08:27 AM Re: today's word - potlatch Faldage 03/03/10 11:13 AM Re: today's word - potlatch BranShea 03/03/10 11:46 AM Re: today's word - potlatch zmjezhd 03/03/10 12:08 PM potlatch is... wofahulicodoc 03/04/10 03:56 AM Re: potlatch is... Avy 03/04/10 07:36 AM Re: potlatch is... BranShea 03/04/10 11:31 AM Re: potlatch is... Faldage 03/04/10 12:06 PM Re: potlatch is... ModScop 03/04/10 12:34 PM Re: potlatch is... olly 03/04/10 08:12 PM Re: potlatch is... BranShea 03/04/10 02:25 PM Re: qua Kwak'wala zmjezhd 03/04/10 12:58 PM Re: qua Kwak'wala kah454 03/04/10 09:49 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,415 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 744 guests, and 7 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 38 A C Bowden 26 LukeJavan8 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,586 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,922 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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