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Where does “Kunuunnguaq” come from?

Kunuunnguaq (Greenlandic) comes from Greenlandic Kunuuti, from Danish Knud, from Old Norse Knútr, from Proto-Germanic knuttô, from Proto-Indo-European gnod- — to bind.

Ancestry of “Kunuunnguaq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreenlandicKunuuti—
2DanishKnud—
3Old NorseKnútr—
4Proto-Germanicknuttôa knot
5Proto-Indo-Europeangnod-to bind
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