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Where does “Toronto” come from?

Toronto comes from Mohawk tkaronto, a word of unknown meaning that became the name of the Canadian city.

Ancestry of “Toronto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mohawktkarontowhere trees stand in water

Words derived from “Toronto”

  • Torontonian
  • Torontarian
  • Toronto
  • 多倫多
  • トロント
  • Τορόντο
  • Torontó
  • टोरंटो
Every word from Mohawk tkaronto →