Where does “Oklahoma” come from?

Oklahoma (Spanish) comes from English Oklahoma, from Choctaw okla, from Choctaw homa — red.

Ancestry of “Oklahoma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOklahomaTwo communities in the United States, named for the state or territory
2Choctawoklapeople, tribe, nation, population
3Choctawhomared

Words derived from “Oklahoma”

Every word from Choctaw homa →Every word from Choctaw okla →Every word from English Oklahoma →