Pasco, Washington. According to folk etymology, this name is from pašx̣ú ‘banks’ (cf. šx̣ú ‘bank’) or from psxú ‘rabbitbrush’.
Language Program · Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
Language Program · Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
Pasco, Washington. According to folk etymology, this name is from pašx̣ú ‘banks’ (cf. šx̣ú ‘bank’) or from psxú ‘rabbitbrush’.