Where does “nappaatipiluk” come from?

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

nappaatipiluk (Greenlandic): venereal disease

Definitions

  1. venereal disease

Ancestry of “nappaatipiluk”, 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 →