Where does “mocassim” come from?

mocassim (Portuguese) comes from French mocassin, from Powhatan makasin, from Proto-Algonquian maxkeseni — moccasin, shoe.

mocassim (Portuguese): moccasin native North American deerskin shoe

Definitions

  1. moccasin native North American deerskin shoe

Ancestry of “mocassim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmocassinmoccasin shoe
2Powhatanmakasin—
3Proto-Algonquianmaxkesenimoccasin, shoe
Every word from Proto-Algonquian maxkeseni →Every word from Powhatan makasin →Every word from French mocassin →