Where does “Missouri” come from?

Missouri (Catalan) comes from French Missouri, from Miami wimihsoorita — the people who have dugout canoes.

Ancestry of “Missouri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchMissouri—
2Miamiwimihsooritathe people who have dugout canoes
Every word from Miami wimihsoorita →Every word from French Missouri →