Editing Kahlotus, Washington (section)

==Etymology==
Originally named Hardersburg after Hans Harder who platted the town in 1902, the community was later renamed Kahlotus. The meaning of the word "Kahlotus" is uncertain. According to toponymist [[William O. Bright|William Bright]], the name derives from the [[Sahaptin]] placename /kalúːt'as/.<ref name="Bright 2004">{{cite book|last=Bright |first=William |title=Native American Placenames of the United States |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5XfxzCm1qa4C&pg=PA196 |accessdate=January 29, 2023 |year=2004 |publisher=University of Oklahoma Press |page=196 |isbn=978-0-8061-3598-4}}</ref> The name is also thought to translate from another Native American word meaning "Hole in the ground".{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} A third possibility is that the town was named for a Palouse tribal chief and signer of the Yakima Treaty of 1855. His name appeared with various spellings, including Kohlotus, Quillatose (by future governor Isaac Stevens), Qalatos, and Kahlatoose.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}