The story
- Creek · borrowed fromtvlvhasse
- English todayTallahassee
Borrowed from Creek tvlvhasse, pronounced [talaháːssi], from etvlw (“town”) + vhassē (“old”). Compare Tulsa, from the same or a similar term.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The capital city of Florida, United States and the county seat of Leon County. Full definition →
Borrowed from Creek tvlvhasse, pronounced [talaháːssi], from etvlw (“town”) + vhassē (“old”). Compare Tulsa, from the same or a similar term.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.