Where does “Texas” come from?
Texas derives from Spanish Tejas, which comes from Caddo táyshaʔ, a word of unknown meaning.
Ancestry of “Texas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | Texas | — |
| 2 | Spanish | Tejas | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | तेजस् | the sharp edge of a knife; the point or top of a... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | táyȷ́as | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |
Words derived from “Texas”