where does the word Mississippi come from & what does it mean?

0 ⤊

where does the word Mississippi come from & what does it mean?

2006-08-20 04:37:32 · 4 answers · asked by paolo s 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia

4 answers

Mississsippi is named for the Mississippi River which means great river in Ojibwe a Native American language spoken around the rivers headwaters

2006-08-20 04:55:31 · answer #1 · answered by Rey817 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

'Mississippi' means a great river. It comes from the Native Indian Language, 'Ojibwe'

This is the info. available about the word.

Source : Web Search

2006-08-20 05:27:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

From an Indian word meaning “Father of Waters”

2006-08-20 08:02:21 · answer #3 · answered by Pundit Bandit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

from some indian tribe language, but i don't know what does it mean

2006-08-20 04:48:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋