Where does “Wiinibiigoo” come from?

Wiinibiigoo (Ojibwe) comes from Ojibwe wiinibiig, from Ojibwe nibi, from Proto-Algonquian nepyi, from Proto-Algic nepiʔi — water.

Wiinibiigoo (Ojibwe): Winnebago person

Definitions

  1. Winnebago person

Ancestry of “Wiinibiigoo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ojibwewiinibiigmurky water
2Ojibwenibiwater
3Proto-Algonquiannepyiwater
4Proto-Algicnepiʔiwater

Words derived from “Wiinibiigoo”

Every word from Proto-Algic nepiʔi →Every word from Proto-Algonquian nepyi →Every word from Ojibwe nibi →