mackinaw

The story

1. Ojibwe · derived frommishinii-makinaang“at the place of many snapping turtles”
2. English todaymackinaw

Respelling of Mackinac, a strait between Lake Huron and Lake Michigan, an island in the strait, and an important trading-post on the island; ultimately from Ojibwe mishinii-makinaang (“at the place of many snapping turtles”).