Where does “waabaninig” come from?

waabaninig (Ojibwe) comes from Ojibwe waaban, from Ojibwe -an.

Ancestry of “waabaninig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ojibwewaabanbe dawn
2Ojibwe-an
Every word from Ojibwe -anEvery word from Ojibwe waaban