Where does “მოკასინი” come from?
მოკასინი (Georgian) comes from English moccasin, from Powhatan mockasin, from Proto-Algonquian maxkeseni — moccasin, shoe.
მოკასინი (Georgian): moccasin
Ancestry of “მოკასინი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | moccasin | A traditional Native North American shoe, usually... |
| 2 | Powhatan | mockasin | — |
| 3 | Proto-Algonquian | maxkeseni | moccasin, shoe |