Where does “ikwe” come from?

ikwe (Ojibwe) comes from Proto-Algonquian *eθkwe·wa.

ikwe (Ojibwe): woman, lady; queen

Definitions

  1. woman, lady; queen

Ancestry of “ikwe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Algonquian*eθkwe·wa

Words derived from “ikwe

Every word from Proto-Algonquian *eθkwe·wa
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