Where does “arfersaneq-sisamat” come from?

arfersaneq-sisamat (Greenlandic) comes from Greenlandic sisamat, from Proto-Inuit *citama-, from Proto-Eskimo *cǝtama-.

arfersaneq-sisamat (Greenlandic): nineteen

Definitions

  1. nineteen

Ancestry of “arfersaneq-sisamat”, step by step

arfersaneq-sisamat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greenlandic sisamat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greenlandicsisamatfour
2Proto-Inuit*citama-—
3Proto-Eskimo*cǝtama-—

via Greenlandic arfersaneq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greenlandicarfersaneqused in forming numerals above fifteen
Every word from Proto-Eskimo *cǝtama- →Every word from Proto-Inuit *citama- →Every word from Greenlandic sisamat →