Where does “テネシー” come from?

テネシー (Japanese) comes from English Tennessee, from Cherokee ᏔᎾᏏ — river.

Ancestry of “テネシー”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTennesseeThe Tennessee warbler, Oreothlypis peregrina
2CherokeeᏔᎾᏏriver
Every word from Cherokee ᏔᎾᏏ →Every word from English Tennessee →
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