Where does “ມິຊິແກນ” come from?

ມິຊິແກນ (Lao) comes from English Michigan, from Ojibwe mishigami — great lake.

Ancestry of “ມິຊິແກນ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMichiganA deke consisting of lifting the puck with the...
2Ojibwemishigamigreat lake
Every word from Ojibwe mishigamiEvery word from English Michigan