Where does “gichi-manidoo” come from?

gichi-manidoo (Ojibwe) comes from Ojibwe manidoo, from Proto-Algonquian maneto·wa — a supernatural being.

gichi-manidoo (Ojibwe): great spirit

Definitions

  1. great spirit

Ancestry of “gichi-manidoo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ojibwemanidoospirit; manitou; god
2Proto-Algonquianmaneto·waa supernatural being
Every word from Proto-Algonquian maneto·wa →Every word from Ojibwe manidoo →