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Where does “Отава//Otava” come from?
Отава//Otava (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English Ottawa, from Ojibwe odaawaa — traders.
Ancestry of “Отава//Otava”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
English
Ottawa
A member of the Ottawa people
2
Ojibwe
odaawaa
traders
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