Where does “maajaayaang” come from?

maajaayaang (Ojibwe) comes from Ojibwe maajaa, from Navajo -yaa, from Proto-Athabaskan ni — to feel, to think, to want, to wish; to do, to...

maajaayaang (Ojibwe): first-person plural exclusive conjunct form of maajaa

Definitions

  1. first-person plural exclusive conjunct form of maajaa

Ancestry of “maajaayaang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ojibwemaajaaleave, go off, depart
2Navajo-yaadown, below, under
3Proto-Athabaskannito feel, to think, to want, to wish; to do, to...
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan niEvery word from Navajo -yaaEvery word from Ojibwe maajaa
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