Where does “aappalaartoq” come from?
aappalaartoq (Greenlandic) comes from Greenlandic aappalaarpoq, from Greenlandic aak, from Proto-Inuit a(r)uɣ, from Proto-Eskimo aruɣ.
aappalaartoq (Greenlandic): red; flag; Dannebrog
Ancestry of “aappalaartoq”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greenlandic | aappalaarpoq | is a blood red colour |
| 2 | Greenlandic | aak | blood |
| 3 | Proto-Inuit | a(r)uɣ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Eskimo | aruɣ | — |