Where does “isumaqarpoq” come from?
isumaqarpoq (Greenlandic) comes from Greenlandic isuma, from Proto-Inuit *icuma(-), from Proto-Eskimo *ǝcumǝ-.
isumaqarpoq (Greenlandic): thinks, believes; mean, signify
Definitions
- thinks, believes; mean, signify
Ancestry of “isumaqarpoq”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greenlandic | isuma | meaning, significance, conception; mind |
| 2 | Proto-Inuit | *icuma(-) | — |
| 3 | Proto-Eskimo | *ǝcumǝ- | — |