Where does “eqalussuaq kukilik” come from?

eqalussuaq kukilik (Greenlandic) comes from Greenlandic eqalussuaq, from Greenlandic eqaluk, from Proto-Inuit ǝqaluɣ, from Proto-Eskimo ǝqaɫuɣ.

eqalussuaq kukilik (Greenlandic): spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias)

Definitions

  1. spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias)

Ancestry of “eqalussuaq kukilik”, step by step

eqalussuaq kukilik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greenlandic eqalussuaq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greenlandiceqalussuaqshark
2Greenlandiceqaluktrout
3Proto-Inuitǝqaluɣtrout
4Proto-Eskimoǝqaɫuɣ—

via Greenlandic kukilik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greenlandickukilikanimal with claws
2Greenlandickukikclaw, nail, hoof
3Proto-Inuit*kukiɣ—
4Proto-Eskimo*kukǝɣ—
Every word from Proto-Eskimo ǝqaɫuɣ →Every word from Proto-Inuit ǝqaluɣ →Every word from Greenlandic eqaluk →