Where does “Dakota” come from?

Dakota (Finnish) comes from English Dakota, from Dakota dakhóta — ally.

Dakota (Finnish): either of the two states North Dakota or South Dakota

Definitions

  1. either of the two states North Dakota or South Dakota

Ancestry of “Dakota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDakotaA member of the Dakota people; A Douglas DC-3...
2Dakotadakhótaally
Every word from Dakota dakhóta →Every word from English Dakota →