Where does “inuit” come from?
inuit (French) comes from Inuktitut ᐃᓄᐃᑦ, from Proto-Inuit inuɣ, from Proto-Eskimo-Aleut *iŋuɣ.
inuit (French): Of or pertaining to the Inuit people
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the Inuit people
Ancestry of “inuit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Inuktitut | ᐃᓄᐃᑦ | plural of ᐃᓄᒃ : people; the people |
| 2 | Proto-Inuit | inuɣ | man, person |
| 3 | Proto-Eskimo-Aleut | *iŋuɣ | — |