Where does “orpiliaq” come from?
orpiliaq (Greenlandic) comes from Greenlandic orpik, from Proto-Eskimo uqviɣ — willow, shrub, tree.
orpiliaq (Greenlandic): Christmas tree
Ancestry of “orpiliaq”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greenlandic | orpik | tree; birch |
| 2 | Proto-Eskimo | uqviɣ | willow, shrub, tree |