Where does “ishyaa” come from?

ishyaa (Chickasaw) comes from Navajo -yaa, from Proto-Athabaskan ni — to feel, to think, to want, to wish; to do, to...

ishyaa (Chickasaw): to mourn

Definitions

  1. to mourn

Ancestry of “ishyaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajo-yaadown, below, under
2Proto-Athabaskannito feel, to think, to want, to wish; to do, to...
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan niEvery word from Navajo -yaa
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