Where does “Mít-xu-ri” come from?
Mít-xu-ri (Vietnamese) comes from English Missouri, from Miami wimihsoorita — the people who have dugout canoes.
Ancestry of “Mít-xu-ri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Missouri | An indigenous Siouan tribe that originally lived in the Great Lakes region of United States |
| 2 | Miami | wimihsoorita | the people who have dugout canoes |