Where does “rabaꞌ” come from?

rabaꞌ (Chickasaw) comes from English rubber, from English rub, from Middle English rubben, from Saterland Frisian rubben.

rabaꞌ (Chickasaw): rubber

Definitions

  1. rubber

Ancestry of “rabaꞌ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrubberPliable material derived from the sap of the...
2EnglishrubAn act of rubbing; A difficulty or problem; A...
3Middle EnglishrubbenTo rub; to move back and forwards on a surface
4Saterland Frisianrubben—
Every word from Saterland Frisian rubben →Every word from Middle English rubben →Every word from English rub →