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

  1. Of or pertaining to the Inuit people

Ancestry of “inuit”, step by step

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