ᎧᎹᎹ

Cherokee

Etymology

From Proto-Iroquoian *kahnaːwẽːh. Sense of elephant comes from observation of flapping ears as similar to butterfly wings.[1]

Noun

ᎧᎹᎹ • (kamama)

  1. butterfly
  2. elephant

Derived terms

References
  1. Ellison, George (May 16, 2007), “Cherokee language and zoology”, in Smoky Mountain News‎
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