Where does “nitaꞌ aakapassaa-ashaꞌ” come from?

nitaꞌ aakapassaa-ashaꞌ (Chickasaw) comes from Chickasaw nitaꞌ — bear.

nitaꞌ aakapassaa-ashaꞌ (Chickasaw): polar bear

Definitions

  1. polar bear

Ancestry of “nitaꞌ aakapassaa-ashaꞌ”, step by step

nitaꞌ aakapassaa-ashaꞌ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Chickasaw nitaꞌ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chickasawnitaꞌbear

via Chickasaw kapassa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chickasawkapassacold

via Chickasaw aa-asha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chickasawaa-asha
Every word from Chickasaw nitaꞌ