Where does “nibi” come from?

nibi (Ojibwe) comes from Proto-Algonquian nepyi, from Proto-Algic nepiʔi — water.

nibi (Ojibwe): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “nibi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Algonquiannepyiwater
2Proto-Algicnepiʔiwater

Words derived from “nibi”

Every word from Proto-Algic nepiʔi →Every word from Proto-Algonquian nepyi →