Where does “chipota ima” come from?

chipota ima (Chickasaw) comes from Proto-Eskimo ima-.

chipota ima (Chickasaw): to give a child up for adoption to

Definitions

  1. to give a child up for adoption to

Ancestry of “chipota ima”, step by step

chipota ima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Eskimo ima-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Eskimoima-

via Chickasaw chipota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chickasawchipotachild
Every word from Proto-Eskimo ima-
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