Where does “isso̱sh hommishtoꞌ” come from?

isso̱sh hommishtoꞌ (Chickasaw) comes from Chickasaw isso̱sh hommaꞌ, from Chickasaw homma — red; to be red.

isso̱sh hommishtoꞌ (Chickasaw): fire ant (Myrmica rubra)

Definitions

  1. fire ant (Myrmica rubra)

Ancestry of “isso̱sh hommishtoꞌ”, step by step

isso̱sh hommishtoꞌ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chickasaw isso̱sh hommaꞌ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chickasawisso̱sh hommaꞌred ant
2Chickasawhommared; to be red

via Chickasaw ishto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chickasawishtoto be big
Every word from Chickasaw homma →Every word from Chickasaw isso̱sh hommaꞌ →