Where does “umiak” come from?

umiak (Danish) comes from Greenlandic umiaq, from Proto-Inuit *umia-, from Proto-Eskimo *umi(r)a-.

umiak (Danish): umiak

Definitions

  1. umiak

Ancestry of “umiak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greenlandicumiaqa woman's boat
2Proto-Inuit*umia-—
3Proto-Eskimo*umi(r)a-—
Every word from Proto-Eskimo *umi(r)a- →Every word from Proto-Inuit *umia- →Every word from Greenlandic umiaq →