Where does “moc” come from?

moc (English) comes from English moccasin, from Powhatan mockasin, from Proto-Algonquian maxkeseni — moccasin, shoe.

moc (English): moccasin

Definitions

  1. moccasin

Ancestry of “moc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmoccasinA traditional Native North American shoe, usually...
2Powhatanmockasin—
3Proto-Algonquianmaxkesenimoccasin, shoe
Every word from Proto-Algonquian maxkeseni →Every word from Powhatan mockasin →Every word from English moccasin →