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Where does “anorak” come from?

anorak (English) comes from Greenlandic annoraaq — anorak.

anorak (English): A heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached...

Definitions

  1. A heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached...

Ancestry of “anorak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greenlandicannoraaqanorak

Words derived from “anorak”

  • anoraked
  • anorakish
  • anoraky
Every word from Greenlandic annoraaq →