Where does “illiꞌ” come from?

illiꞌ (Chickasaw) comes from Chickasaw illi — to die.

illiꞌ (Chickasaw): death

Definitions

  1. death

Ancestry of “illiꞌ”, step by step

illiꞌ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chickasaw illi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chickasawillito die

via Chickasaw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chickasaw
Every word from Chickasaw illi
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