Where does “Kentákii hahoodzo” come from?

Kentákii hahoodzo (Navajo) comes from English Kentucky — Formally known as the Commonwealth of Kentucky, one of four such states known as Commonwealths.

Ancestry of “Kentákii hahoodzo”, step by step

Kentákii hahoodzo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Kentucky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKentuckyFormally known as the Commonwealth of Kentucky, one of four such states known as Commonwealths

via Navajo hahoodzo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajohahoodzoit is marked out; a U.S. state
Every word from English Kentucky