Where does “eqalussuup nulia” come from?

eqalussuup nulia (Greenlandic) comes from Greenlandic eqaluk, from Proto-Inuit ǝqaluɣ, from Proto-Eskimo ǝqaɫuɣ.

eqalussuup nulia (Greenlandic): spinytail skate (Bathyraja spinicauda)

Definitions

  1. spinytail skate (Bathyraja spinicauda)

Ancestry of “eqalussuup nulia”, step by step

eqalussuup nulia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greenlandic eqaluk

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

via Greenlandic nuliaq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greenlandicnuliaqwife
2Proto-Inuit*nuliaʁ—
3Proto-Eskimo*nuLiaq—
Every word from Proto-Eskimo ǝqaɫuɣ →Every word from Proto-Inuit ǝqaluɣ →Every word from Greenlandic eqaluk →