pocohaac
Powhatan
Etymology
Shortened from a hypothetical *pocohaacan, possibly derived from Proto-Algonquian *po·xkw- ("break, cut") + *-a·kani, a suffix denoting tools also found in tamahaac, taccahacan ("hatchet"), the source for English tomahawk.
Alternative forms
- pohcohaac
- pocohaak
Noun
pocohaac
- awl, pin, needle, bodkin
- (associated by shape) penis