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Where does “Oklahoma” come from?
Oklahoma (Polish) comes from English Oklahoma, from Choctaw okla, from Choctaw homa — red.
Ancestry of “Oklahoma”, 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
Words derived from “Oklahoma”
oklahomski
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