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Where does “オハイオ州” come from?

オハイオ州 (Japanese) comes from Japanese オハイオ, from English Ohio, from Seneca ohiːyoʼ, from Seneca ohiːyoːh — good river.

Ancestry of “オハイオ州”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseオハイオOhio
2EnglishOhio—
3Senecaohiːyoʼ—
4Senecaohiːyoːhgood river
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