Where does “eqalussuaq qaamasoq” come from?

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

eqalussuaq qaamasoq (Greenlandic): porbeagle, a species of mackerel shark (Lamna nasus)

Definitions

  1. porbeagle, a species of mackerel shark (Lamna nasus)

Ancestry of “eqalussuaq qaamasoq”, step by step

eqalussuaq qaamasoq traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greenlandic eqalussuaq

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

via Greenlandic qaamasoq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greenlandicqaamasoqlight
2Greenlandic-toqone who does something; agent noun; -er
Every word from Proto-Eskimo ǝqaɫuɣ →Every word from Proto-Inuit ǝqaluɣ →Every word from Greenlandic eqaluk →
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