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Help[Facts] Re: Kentucky
in reply to a message by Polly Seale
From Wikipaedia: "The precise etymology of the name is uncertain,[7] but likely based on an Iroquoian name meaning "(on) the meadow" or "(on) the prairie"[8][9] (cf. Mohawk kenhtà:ke, Seneca gëdá'geh (phonemic /kẽtaʔkeh/), "at the field").[10]"
The citations are: [7] Online Etymological Dictionary; Oxford English Dictionary [8] Mithun, Marianne. 1999. Languages of Native North America. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pg. 312 [9] Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia 2006. [10] McCafferty, Michael (2008). Native American Place Names of Indiana. University of Illinois Press. p. 250.
Sufficiently referenced to be believable at first pass; though somebody should check the references and the Mohawk/Seneca words in a dictionary.
The citations are: [7] Online Etymological Dictionary; Oxford English Dictionary [8] Mithun, Marianne. 1999. Languages of Native North America. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pg. 312 [9] Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia 2006. [10] McCafferty, Michael (2008). Native American Place Names of Indiana. University of Illinois Press. p. 250.
Sufficiently referenced to be believable at first pass; though somebody should check the references and the Mohawk/Seneca words in a dictionary.
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