Where does “Tennessee” come from?

Tennessee (Portuguese) comes from English Tennessee, from Cherokee ᏔᎾᏏ — river.

Ancestry of “Tennessee”, step by step

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