Where does “wakoshi” come from?
wakoshi (Chickasaw) comes from Chickasaw oshi, from Japanese おし, from Japanese 塩, from Middle Chinese 鹽.
wakoshi (Chickasaw): calf
Ancestry of “wakoshi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Chickasaw | oshi | little |
| 2 | Japanese | おし | — |
| 3 | Japanese | 塩 | salt; saltiness; hardship, toil, trouble |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 鹽 | — |