Where does “kutaa” come from?

kutaa (Greenlandic) comes from Danish goddag, from Danish dag, from Old Danish dagh, from Old Norse dagr, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

kutaa (Greenlandic): good day

Definitions

  1. good day

Ancestry of “kutaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgoddaggood day
2Danishdagday
3Old Danishdagh—
4Old Norsedagra day; days, times
5Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Old Norse dagr →