Where does “కాలిఫోర్నియా” come from?

కాలిఫోర్నియా (Telugu) comes from English California, from Spanish California.

Ancestry of “కాలిఫోర్నియా”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCaliforniaA region on the west coast of North America comprising the US state of California and the Baja California peninsula in Mexico; historically also including other areas in Alta California and Baja California
2SpanishCalifornia
Every word from Spanish California