Where does “issoba nokhistap falaaꞌ” come from?

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

issoba nokhistap falaaꞌ (Chickasaw): giraffe

Definitions

  1. giraffe

Ancestry of “issoba nokhistap falaaꞌ”, step by step

issoba nokhistap falaaꞌ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Chickasaw issoba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chickasawissobahorse
2Choctawissideer

via Chickasaw falaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chickasawfalaa—

via Chickasaw nokhistap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chickasawnokhistap—
Every word from Choctaw issi →Every word from Chickasaw issoba →