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Where does “illu” come from?

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

illu (Greenlandic): house

Definitions

  1. house

Ancestry of “illu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Inuitǝɣluhouse
2Proto-Eskimoǝŋlu—

Words derived from “illu”

  • illoqarfik
  • illukoq
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