Where does “juullip-aappaa” come from?

juullip-aappaa (Greenlandic) comes from Greenlandic juulli, from Danish Jul, from Old Swedish iūl, from Old Norse jól, from Proto-Germanic jehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European yekə- — joke, play.

juullip-aappaa (Greenlandic): Boxing Day

Definitions

  1. Boxing Day

Ancestry of “juullip-aappaa”, step by step

juullip-aappaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greenlandic juulli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreenlandicjuulliChristmas
2DanishJulChristmas the time around 25 December
3Old Swedishiūlyule, midwinter season
4Old Norsejólyule, midwinter season
5Proto-Germanicjehwląfestivity, celebration; Yule
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyekə-joke, play

via Greenlandic aappaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greenlandicaappaaskins it (usually of a small animal)
2Proto-Inuit*aat-—
3Proto-Eskimo*aɣu-t-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yekə- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehwlą →Every word from Old Norse jól →