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Where does “Nukannguaq” come from?

Nukannguaq (Greenlandic) comes from Greenlandic Nuka, from Proto-Inuit *nuka-, from Proto-Eskimo *nuka-.

Ancestry of “Nukannguaq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreenlandicNuka—
2Proto-Inuit*nuka-—
3Proto-Eskimo*nuka-—
Every word from Proto-Eskimo *nuka- →