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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
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
English
Michigan
A deke consisting of lifting the puck with the...
2
Ojibwe
mishigami
great lake
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