Where does “ইগ্লো” come from?

ইগ্লো (Assamese) comes from English igloo, from Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ, from Proto-Inuit ǝɣlu, from Proto-Eskimo ǝŋlu — house.

ইগ্লো (Assamese): igloo

Definitions

  1. igloo

Ancestry of “ইগ্লো”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishiglooA dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of...
2Inuktitutᐃᒡᓗhouse, habitation
3Proto-Inuitǝɣluhouse
4Proto-Eskimoǝŋluhouse
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