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Where does “Oohááyoo hahoodzo” come from?

Oohááyoo hahoodzo (Navajo) comes from English Ohio, from Seneca ohiːyoʼ, from Seneca ohiːyoːh — good river.

Ancestry of “Oohááyoo hahoodzo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOhio—
2Senecaohiːyoʼ—
3Senecaohiːyoːhgood river
Every word from Seneca ohiːyoːh →