Where does “yakniꞌ shokaawiꞌ” come from?
yakniꞌ shokaawiꞌ (Chickasaw) comes from Chickasaw yaakniꞌ — earth.
Ancestry of “yakniꞌ shokaawiꞌ”, step by step
yakniꞌ shokaawiꞌ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Chickasaw yaakniꞌ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chickasaw | yaakniꞌ | earth |
via Chickasaw shokkaawiꞌ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chickasaw | shokkaawiꞌ | lightning bug, firefly |