Where does “issobimilhlhaꞌ” come from?

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

issobimilhlhaꞌ (Chickasaw): wild horse

Definitions

  1. wild horse

Ancestry of “issobimilhlhaꞌ”, step by step

issobimilhlhaꞌ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chickasaw issoba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chickasawissobahorse
2Choctawissideer

via Chickasaw imilhlha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chickasawimilhlhato be scared
Every word from Choctaw issiEvery word from Chickasaw issoba