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