Where does “Inuk” come from?
Inuk (English) comes from Inuktitut ᐃᓄᒃ, from Proto-Inuit inuɣ, from Proto-Eskimo-Aleut *iŋuɣ.
Inuk (English): A member of one of the several indigenous peoples...
Definitions
- A member of one of the several indigenous peoples...
Ancestry of “Inuk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Inuktitut | ᐃᓄᒃ | person, man |
| 2 | Proto-Inuit | inuɣ | man, person |
| 3 | Proto-Eskimo-Aleut | *iŋuɣ | — |
Words derived from “Inuk”