Where does “nipilersortut” come from?

nipilersortut (Greenlandic) comes from Greenlandic nipilersorpoq, from Greenlandic -lersor, from Greenlandic -tor — [verb]s bit by bit, continuously.

nipilersortut (Greenlandic): orchestra, musical ensemble

Definitions

  1. orchestra, musical ensemble

Ancestry of “nipilersortut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greenlandicnipilersorpoqplays
2Greenlandic-lersorprovides with
3Greenlandic-tor[verb]s bit by bit, continuously
Every word from Greenlandic -tor →Every word from Greenlandic -lersor →Every word from Greenlandic nipilersorpoq →