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Where does “mishi” come from?

mishi (Ojibwe) comes from Proto-Algonquian mehši, from Proto-Algic mehše — fire.

mishi (Ojibwe): a piece of firewood

Definitions

  1. a piece of firewood

Ancestry of “mishi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Algonquianmehšipiece of firewood
2Proto-Algicmehšefire
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