Where does “aapakaaq” come from?

aapakaaq (Greenlandic) comes from Danish abekat, from Danish kat, from Old Norse kǫttr, from Proto-Germanic kattuz, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

aapakaaq (Greenlandic): monkey

Definitions

  1. monkey

Ancestry of “aapakaaq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishabekatA monkey; A mischievous and uncivilized person,...
2Danishkatcat; khat
3Old Norsekǫttrcat
4Proto-Germanickattuzcat
5Latincattusa cat
6Latincattaa cat
Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kattuz →