Where does “eqalussuaq pilattuutitalik” come from?

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

eqalussuaq pilattuutitalik (Greenlandic): sawfish (Pristidae spp.)

Definitions

  1. sawfish (Pristidae spp.)

Ancestry of “eqalussuaq pilattuutitalik”, step by step

eqalussuaq pilattuutitalik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greenlandic eqalussuaq

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

via Greenlandic pilattuut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greenlandicpilattuutsaw
Every word from Proto-Eskimo ǝqaɫuɣ →Every word from Proto-Inuit ǝqaluɣ →Every word from Greenlandic eqaluk →