Where does “issoba chaahaꞌ” come from?

issoba chaahaꞌ (Chickasaw) comes from Chickasaw issoba, from Choctaw issi — deer.

issoba chaahaꞌ (Chickasaw): giraffe

Definitions

  1. giraffe

Ancestry of “issoba chaahaꞌ”, step by step

issoba chaahaꞌ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chickasaw issoba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chickasawissobahorse
2Choctawissideer

via Chickasaw chaaha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chickasawchaahatall; high
Every word from Choctaw issiEvery word from Chickasaw issoba
issoba chaahaꞌ — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer