Where does “toksalaꞌpi̱lapishaa-ashaꞌ” come from?
toksalaꞌpi̱lapishaa-ashaꞌ (Chickasaw) comes from Chickasaw lapish, from Tagalog lapi, from Spanish lápiz, from Italian lapis, from Latin lapis, from Proto-Italic *lapets — stone.
toksalaꞌpi̱lapishaa-ashaꞌ (Chickasaw): horned lizard, horned toad, horned frog
Definitions
- horned lizard, horned toad, horned frog
Ancestry of “toksalaꞌpi̱lapishaa-ashaꞌ”, step by step
toksalaꞌpi̱lapishaa-ashaꞌ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Chickasaw lapish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chickasaw | lapish | antenna; horn |
| 2 | Tagalog | lapi | joining or attaching a part to a whole; affix |
| 3 | Spanish | lápiz | pencil |
| 4 | Italian | lapis | pencil; sanguine |
| 5 | Latin | lapis | a stone; a milestone; a boundary stone |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *lapets | stone |
via Chickasaw aa-ashaꞌ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chickasaw | aa-ashaꞌ | — |
via Chickasaw toksalaꞌpaꞌ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chickasaw | toksalaꞌpaꞌ | lizard |