Where does “ikwewag” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ikwewag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ojibweikwewoman, lady; queen
2Proto-Algonquian*eθkwe·wa—
Every word from Proto-Algonquian *eθkwe·wa →Every word from Ojibwe ikwe →