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Where does “Mohawk” come from?

Mohawk comes from Dutch Mohawk, which was borrowed from Narragansett Muh-heck, a term of unknown original meaning.

Mohawk (English): An individual member of the Mohawk people; A...

Definitions

  1. An individual member of the Mohawk people; A...

Ancestry of “Mohawk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchMohawk—
2NarragansettMuh-heck—

Words derived from “Mohawk”

  • mohawkite
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