Where does “ケンタッキー” come from?

ケンタッキー (Japanese) comes from English Kentucky — Formally known as the Commonwealth of Kentucky, one of four such states known as Commonwealths.

Ancestry of “ケンタッキー”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKentuckyFormally known as the Commonwealth of Kentucky, one of four such states known as Commonwealths
Every word from English Kentucky
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