Where does “Ojepwémwen” come from?

Ojepwémwen (Potawatomi) comes from Potawatomi Ojepwémo, from Potawatomi Ojepwé, from Ojibwe ojibwe — an Ojibwe.

Ojepwémwen (Potawatomi): Ojibwe language

Definitions

  1. Ojibwe language

Ancestry of “Ojepwémwen”, step by step

Ojepwémwen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Potawatomi Ojepwémo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PotawatomiOjepwémoto speak Ojibwe
2PotawatomiOjepwéOjibwe person
3Ojibweojibwean Ojibwe

via Potawatomi wen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Potawatomiwen—
Every word from Ojibwe ojibwe →Every word from Potawatomi Ojepwé →Every word from Potawatomi Ojepwémo →