Where does “Ilisimatusarfik” come from?

Ilisimatusarfik (Greenlandic) comes from Greenlandic ilisimatusarpoq, from Greenlandic ilisimavaa — knows; knows, is familiar with.

Ilisimatusarfik (Greenlandic): University of Greenland (a university in Nuuk)

Definitions

  1. University of Greenland (a university in Nuuk)

Ancestry of “Ilisimatusarfik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greenlandicilisimatusarpoqresearch, study
2Greenlandicilisimavaaknows; knows, is familiar with
Every word from Greenlandic ilisimavaa →Every word from Greenlandic ilisimatusarpoq →