Where does “boozhoo” come from?

boozhoo (Ojibwe) comes from French bonjour, from Middle French bonjour, from Old French bon jor.

boozhoo (Ojibwe): welcome!, greetings!, hello!, hi!

Definitions

  1. welcome!, greetings!, hello!, hi!

Ancestry of “boozhoo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbonjourgreetings; hello; Good day; good morning; goodbye
2Middle Frenchbonjour—
3Old Frenchbon jor—
Every word from Old French bon jor →Every word from Middle French bonjour →Every word from French bonjour →