Where does “Tennessee” come from?
Tennessee (Danish) comes from English Tennessee, from Cherokee ᏔᎾᏏ — river.
Ancestry of “Tennessee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Tennessee | The Tennessee warbler, Oreothlypis peregrina |
| 2 | Cherokee | ᏔᎾᏏ | river |