Where does “illoqarfik” come from?
illoqarfik (Greenlandic) comes from Greenlandic illu, from Proto-Inuit ǝɣlu, from Proto-Eskimo ǝŋlu.
illoqarfik (Greenlandic): town
Ancestry of “illoqarfik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greenlandic | illu | house |
| 2 | Proto-Inuit | ǝɣlu | house |
| 3 | Proto-Eskimo | ǝŋlu | — |