Where does “baa-dji mirrang” come from?
baa-dji mirrang (Woiwurrung) comes from Norman Dji, from Old French je, from Vulgar Latin eo, from Latin egō, from Proto-Italic egō, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
Ancestry of “baa-dji mirrang”, step by step
baa-dji mirrang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norman Dji
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman | Dji | God |
| 2 | Old French | je | I |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | eo | I go, I move; I advance, I proceed, I progress; I... |
| 4 | Latin | egō | I; first person singular personal pronoun, nominative case |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | egō | I |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
via Woiwurrung baañ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woiwurrung | baañ | water |