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Where does “오클라호마” come from?
오클라호마 (Korean) comes from English Oklahoma, from Choctaw okla, from Choctaw homa — red.
Ancestry of “오클라호마”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
English
Oklahoma
Two communities in the United States, named for the state or territory
2
Choctaw
okla
people, tribe, nation, population
3
Choctaw
homa
red
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