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Where does “コネチカット” come from?

コネチカット (Japanese) comes from English Connecticut, from Mohegan-Pequot quinnitukqut, from Mohegan-Pequot kwen- — long.

Ancestry of “コネチカット”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishConnecticut—
2Mohegan-Pequotquinnitukqutat the long tidal river
3Mohegan-Pequotkwen-long
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