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 from the Arctic who descended from the Thule

Definitions

  1. A member of one of the several indigenous peoples from the Arctic who descended from the Thule

Ancestry of “inuk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Inuktitutᐃᓄᒃperson, man
2Proto-Inuitinuɣman, person
3Proto-Eskimo-Aleut*iŋuɣ—
Every word from Proto-Eskimo-Aleut *iŋuɣ →Every word from Proto-Inuit inuɣ →Every word from Inuktitut ᐃᓄᒃ →