powwow

The story

1. Proto-Algonquian · derived from*pawe·wa“one who dreams”
2. Narragansett · derived frompowwáw“sorcerer, shaman”
3. Massachusett · derived frompauwau“he uses divination; he practices magic or sorcery”
4. Eastern Algonquian · borrowed from
5. English todaypowwow

From an Eastern Algonquian language, probably Massachusett pauwau (“he uses divination; he practices magic or sorcery”) or Narragansett powwáw (“sorcerer, shaman”), ultimately from Proto-Algonquian *pawe·wa (“one who dreams”).