Where does “gichi-” come from?

gichi- (Ojibwe) comes from Proto-Algonquian *keʔči-.

Ancestry of “gichi-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Algonquian*keʔči-

Words derived from “gichi-

Every word from Proto-Algonquian *keʔči-
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