Where does “Okie” come from?

Okie (English) comes from English Oklahoma, from Choctaw okla, from Choctaw homa — red.

Okie (English): A person from Oklahoma

Definitions

  1. A person from Oklahoma

Ancestry of “Okie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOklahomaTwo communities in the United States, named for the state or territory
2Choctawoklapeople, tribe, nation, population
3Choctawhomared
Every word from Choctaw homa →Every word from Choctaw okla →Every word from English Oklahoma →