Where does “Afrika Kujalleq” come from?
Afrika Kujalleq (Greenlandic) comes from Greenlandic kujalleq, from Proto-Inuit *kiva-, from Proto-Eskimo *kiva-.
Ancestry of “Afrika Kujalleq”, step by step
Afrika Kujalleq traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Greenlandic kujalleq
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenlandic | kujalleq | south |
| 2 | Proto-Inuit | *kiva- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Eskimo | *kiva- | — |
via Greenlandic Afrika
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenlandic | Afrika | — |