The story
- O'odham · derived fromCuk Ṣon
- Mexican Spanish · borrowed fromTucsón
- English todayTucson
From the Mexican Spanish Tucsón, from the O'odham Cuk Ṣon (literally “[at the base of the] black mountain”) [tʃʊk ʂɔːn], referring to Sentinel Peak (colloquially known as '"A" Mountain') visible in the west of Tucson’s downtown area.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.