English
Tulsa
Tulsa comes from Creek Tallasi.
- CreekmodernTallasiliterally ‘old town’
- Englishearliest quotation 2021Tulsa
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- CreekmodernTallasiliterally ‘old town’
- Englishearliest quotation 2021Tulsa
Earliest quotation: 2021, Ashley Vaughan: “Even after this utter devastation, most people in the…”
Every English word from Creek Tallasi
Today it means
name A large city, the county seat of Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States; the second largest city in the state.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Creek Tallasi / Tulsa