Where does “gichi-gizhizo” come from?

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

gichi-gizhizo (Ojibwe): s/he has pneumonia

Definitions

  1. s/he has pneumonia

Ancestry of “gichi-gizhizo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ojibwegichi-—
2Proto-Algonquian*keʔči-—
Every word from Proto-Algonquian *keʔči- →Every word from Ojibwe gichi- →