Etymograph

English

Kelowna

Kelowna comes from Okanagan kiʔláwnaʔ ‘male grizzly bear’.

  1. Okanaganmodernkiʔláwnaʔ‘male grizzly bear’
  2. EnglishtodayKelowna

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Okanaganmodernkiʔláwnaʔ‘male grizzly bear’
  2. EnglishtodayKelowna

Today it means

name A city in British Columbia, Canada, headquarters of the Regional District of Central Okanagan.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Okanagan kiʔláwnaʔ / Kelowna