Where does “asinii-bwaan” come from?

asinii-bwaan (Ojibwe) comes from Ojibwe asin, from Proto-Algonquian *aʔsenya — stone, rock.

asinii-bwaan (Ojibwe): A Nakota, an Assiniboine, a Stoney Sioux

Definitions

  1. A Nakota, an Assiniboine, a Stoney Sioux

Ancestry of “asinii-bwaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ojibweasinstone
2Proto-Algonquian*aʔsenyastone, rock
Every word from Proto-Algonquian *aʔsenya →Every word from Ojibwe asin →