USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Tejas is the Spanish spelling of a Caddo word taysha, which means “friend” or “ally". In the 17th century the Spanish knew the westernmost Caddo peoples as “the great kingdom of Tejas” and the name lived on to become the name of the 28th state of the United States-Texas.

Detailed explanation-2: -The name Texas derives from a Caddo Indian word that means “friends” or “allies, ” which was incorporated into the state motto: Friendship.

Detailed explanation-3: -teja → roof tile, tile. teja → roof tile, brick, tile.

Detailed explanation-4: -Even before the Spanish arrived in East Texas, Native Americans in the area used the word “Texas” widely. “Tejas” is the Spanish spelling of “taysha, ” a Native American Caddo word that means “friend” or “ally.”

Detailed explanation-5: -Eventually, Spanish orthographers changed the letter J to X in certain words, and “Tejas” became “Texas."