Where does “gichi-manidoo-giizis” come from?

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

gichi-manidoo-giizis (Ojibwe): January

Definitions

  1. January

Ancestry of “gichi-manidoo-giizis”, step by step

gichi-manidoo-giizis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ojibwe manidoo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ojibwemanidoospirit; manitou; god
2Proto-Algonquianmaneto·waa supernatural being

via Ojibwe giizis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ojibwegiizissun
Every word from Proto-Algonquian maneto·wa →Every word from Ojibwe manidoo →
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