Question 1

Where does the French word "mohawk" come from?

Accepted Answer

comes from the term mohowawogs, which would mean 'they eat living things' in an Algonquian language of New England - term probably referring to cannibalism.(online etymology dictionary).

Question 2

What is the definition of the French word "mohawk"?

Accepted Answer

Language spoken in Canada and the United States, belonging to the Iroquoian language family, spoken by approximately 15% of the 15,500 Mohawks who reside in Quebec, Ontario, and New York State.

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