Where does “himmak nittaki” come from?

himmak nittaki (Chickasaw) comes from Chickasaw nittaki, from Chickasaw nittak — day.

himmak nittaki (Chickasaw): this morning, today in the morning

Definitions

  1. this morning, today in the morning

Ancestry of “himmak nittaki”, step by step

himmak nittaki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chickasaw nittaki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chickasawnittakiearly in the morning (typically before sunrise)
2Chickasawnittakday

via Chickasaw himmakaꞌ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chickasawhimmakaꞌnow
Every word from Chickasaw nittak →Every word from Chickasaw nittaki →