Where does “kukilik” come from?

kukilik (Greenlandic) comes from Greenlandic kukik, from Proto-Inuit *kukiɣ, from Proto-Eskimo *kukǝɣ.

kukilik (Greenlandic): animal with claws

Definitions

  1. animal with claws

Ancestry of “kukilik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greenlandickukikclaw, nail, hoof
2Proto-Inuit*kukiɣ—
3Proto-Eskimo*kukǝɣ—

Words derived from “kukilik”

Every word from Proto-Eskimo *kukǝɣ →Every word from Proto-Inuit *kukiɣ →Every word from Greenlandic kukik →