Etymology

Tuskegee

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Spanish Tasquiqui ← Creek Taskeke
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The story

  1. Creek · derived fromTaskeke“warriors”
  2. Spanish · derived fromTasquiqui
  3. English todayTuskegee

From Spanish Tasquiqui, which itself came from Creek Taskeke (“warriors”), the name of a Creek settlement.

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