Where does “ininiwag” come from?

ininiwag (Ojibwe) comes from Ojibwe inini, from Proto-Algonquian erenyiwa — man, person.

Ancestry of “ininiwag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ojibweininiman, male
2Proto-Algonquianerenyiwaman, person
Every word from Proto-Algonquian erenyiwa →Every word from Ojibwe inini →