Where does “wiinibiig” come from?

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

wiinibiig (Ojibwe): murky water

Definitions

  1. murky water

Ancestry of “wiinibiig”, step by step

wiinibiig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ojibwe nibi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ojibwenibiwater
2Proto-Algonquiannepyiwater
3Proto-Algicnepiʔiwater

via Ojibwe wiini'

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ojibwewiini'to make someone dirty

Words derived from “wiinibiig”

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