Where does “Nittak Atoklaꞌ” come from?

Nittak Atoklaꞌ (Chickasaw) comes from Chickasaw atokla, from Chickasaw a- — applicative verb prefix, generally increases valence by one; against.

Nittak Atoklaꞌ (Chickasaw): Tuesday

Definitions

  1. Tuesday

Ancestry of “Nittak Atoklaꞌ”, step by step

Nittak Atoklaꞌ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chickasaw atokla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chickasawatoklato be second
2Chickasawa-applicative verb prefix, generally increases valence by one; against

via Chickasaw nittak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chickasawnittakday
Every word from Chickasaw a- →Every word from Chickasaw atokla →