what does miwak mean?

Question

or where does the word come from or what is it.

and i am not referring to miswak

Answer 1

i think you mean miswak -- it is a tooth-stick used by Muslims to clean their teeth.

it was used by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)

it usually a small branch that comes from the licorice tree.

Answer 2

Since you don't specify the language, there was a small family of languages in central California called Miwok.