Where does “Oklahoma” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Oklahoma”, 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 →
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