Where does “angekok” come from?
angekok (English) comes from English angakok, from Greenlandic angakkoq — shaman, angakkuq.
angekok (English): An Eskimo/Inuit sorcerer or shaman
Definitions
- An Eskimo/Inuit sorcerer or shaman
Ancestry of “angekok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | angakok | An Inuit shaman |
| 2 | Greenlandic | angakkoq | shaman, angakkuq |