Re: Tonto and Kemo Sabe (was: Spanish ll ...)

John Cowan said:
>
> The etymology of Kemo Sabe, however, is as secure as any such thing
> can be:  it is from Potawatomi _gimozabe_ 'he who looks in secret',
> almost certainly intended as 'scout/spy', but also interpretable as
> 'masked man'.
No, no, no.

It's from Anglo-Spanish 'qui mo sabe': he who knows mo'.


-- Mark