Where does “niizhwaak” come from?

niizhwaak (Ottawa) comes from Ojibwe niizh, from Proto-Algonquian nyi·šwi — two.

niizhwaak (Ottawa): two hundred

Definitions

  1. two hundred

Ancestry of “niizhwaak”, step by step

niizhwaak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ojibwe niizh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ojibweniizhtwo
2Proto-Algonquiannyi·šwitwo

via Ottawa waak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottawawaak—
Every word from Proto-Algonquian nyi·šwi →Every word from Ojibwe niizh →