Where does “nappaassuaq” come from?

nappaassuaq (Greenlandic) comes from Greenlandic nappaat, from Proto-Inuit *nappa-nt, from Proto-Eskimo *Napa-.

Definitions

Ancestry of “nappaassuaq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greenlandicnappaatdisease, illness
2Proto-Inuit*nappa-nt—
3Proto-Eskimo*Napa-—
Every word from Proto-Eskimo *Napa- →Every word from Proto-Inuit *nappa-nt →Every word from Greenlandic nappaat →
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