Where does “pigloo” come from?
pigloo (English) comes from English igloo, from Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ, from Proto-Inuit ǝɣlu, from Proto-Eskimo ǝŋlu — house.
pigloo (English): A farrowing pen for pigs
Ancestry of “pigloo”, step by step
pigloo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English igloo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | igloo | A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of... |
| 2 | Inuktitut | ᐃᒡᓗ | house, habitation |
| 3 | Proto-Inuit | ǝɣlu | house |
| 4 | Proto-Eskimo | ǝŋlu | house |
via English pig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | pig | Any of several intelligent mammalian species of... |
| 2 | Middle English | pigge | A piglet or young pig; A pig irrespective of age;... |
| 3 | Old English | picga | a young pig; piglet |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | piggō | pig |