Where does “Mi-si-gân” come from?

Mi-si-gân (Vietnamese) comes from English Michigan, from Ojibwe mishigami — great lake.

Ancestry of “Mi-si-gân”, step by step

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