Where does “mkwa” come from?

mkwa (Ottawa) comes from Ojibwe makwa, from Proto-Algonquian maθkwa — bear.

mkwa (Ottawa): bear

Definitions

  1. bear

Ancestry of “mkwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ojibwemakwabear
2Proto-Algonquianmaθkwabear

Words derived from “mkwa”

Every word from Proto-Algonquian maθkwa →Every word from Ojibwe makwa →