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

Definitions

  1. A farrowing pen for pigs

Ancestry of “pigloo”, step by step

pigloo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English igloo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishiglooA dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of...
2Inuktitutᐃᒡᓗhouse, habitation
3Proto-Inuitǝɣluhouse
4Proto-Eskimoǝŋluhouse

via English pig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpigAny of several intelligent mammalian species of...
2Middle EnglishpiggeA piglet or young pig; A pig irrespective of age;...
3Old Englishpicgaa young pig; piglet
4Proto-West Germanicpiggōpig
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