Where does “mozarkite” come from?

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

mozarkite (English): A particular kind of rock, a form of chert,...

Definitions

  1. A particular kind of rock, a form of chert,...

Ancestry of “mozarkite”, step by step

mozarkite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Missouri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMissouriAn indigenous Siouan tribe that originally lived in the Great Lakes region of United States
2Miamiwimihsooritathe people who have dugout canoes

via English Ozarks

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOzarksplural of Ozark
2EnglishOzarkA member of a people of Ozark with a distinct...
Every word from Miami wimihsoorita →Every word from English Missouri →