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    Where did the word "squaw" originate?

    Question #86753. Asked by popeyeralph. (Oct 02 07 4:41 PM)


    myrab51

    		"American Indian woman," 1634, from Massachuset (Algonquian) squa "woman" (cf. also Narraganset squaws "woman").

    http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=squaw&searchmode=none



    Oct 02 07, 5:15 PM
    zbeckabee

    		'Squaw' is one of a number of words in English that were borrowed from Eastern Algonquian languages, sometimes via French, during the early contact period. The source in this case is conventionally Massachusett squas (Webster's New World Dictionary, 2nd Edition). The term meant 'young woman' in Massachusett and is attested as early as 1624.


    http://spot.colorado.edu/~koontz/faq/etymology.htm

    Oct 02 07, 5:58 PM

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