Where does “hapaanokfilishtoꞌ” come from?

hapaanokfilishtoꞌ (Chickasaw) comes from Chickasaw ishto — to be big.

hapaanokfilishtoꞌ (Chickasaw): large whirlwind

Definitions

  1. large whirlwind

Ancestry of “hapaanokfilishtoꞌ”, step by step

hapaanokfilishtoꞌ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chickasaw ishto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chickasawishtoto be big

via Chickasaw hapaanokfila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chickasawhapaanokfiladust devil, small whirlwind
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