Where does “aagimaak” come from?

aagimaak (Ojibwe) comes from Proto-Algonquian a·kema·xkwa, from Proto-Algonquian a·kema — snowshoe.

aagimaak (Ojibwe): ash; black ash; red ash

Definitions

  1. ash; black ash; red ash

Ancestry of “aagimaak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Algonquiana·kema·xkwawhite ash
2Proto-Algonquiana·kemasnowshoe
Every word from Proto-Algonquian a·kemaEvery word from Proto-Algonquian a·kema·xkwa