Where does “Utah” come from?

Utah (Spanish) comes from English Utah, from Spanish yuta, from Ute entaw.

Ancestry of “Utah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishUtahUniversity of Utah
2Spanishyutapolice
3Uteentaw—

Words derived from “Utah”

Every word from Ute entaw →
Utah — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer