Where does “aaveq” come from?

aaveq (Greenlandic) comes from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς, from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp- — to cut.

aaveq (Greenlandic): walrus

Definitions

  1. walrus

Ancestry of “aaveq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀσπίςshield; collective, body of men-at-arms; on the...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂esp-to cut

Words derived from “aaveq”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς →