Where does “illoqarfik” come from?

illoqarfik (Greenlandic) comes from Greenlandic illu, from Proto-Inuit ǝɣlu, from Proto-Eskimo ǝŋlu — house.

illoqarfik (Greenlandic): town

Definitions

  1. town

Ancestry of “illoqarfik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greenlandicilluhouse
2Proto-Inuitǝɣluhouse
3Proto-Eskimoǝŋluhouse
Every word from Proto-Eskimo ǝŋlu →Every word from Proto-Inuit ǝɣlu →Every word from Greenlandic illu →