Where does “gichi-mookomaan-aki” come from?

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

Ancestry of “gichi-mookomaan-aki”, step by step

gichi-mookomaan-aki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ojibwe gichi-mookomaan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ojibwegichi-mookomaana white person
2Ojibwegichi-—
3Proto-Algonquian*keʔči-—

via Ojibwe aki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ojibweakiearth, land, ground; country, nation; moss
2Proto-AlgonquianatkyiAlternative form of *askyi
Every word from Proto-Algonquian *keʔči- →Every word from Ojibwe gichi- →Every word from Ojibwe gichi-mookomaan →