Where does “orsoq” come from?
orsoq (Greenlandic) comes from Proto-Eskimo uqru- — fat, blubber.
orsoq (Greenlandic): blubber, fat; grease, oil; seal oil
Definitions
- blubber, fat; grease, oil; seal oil
Ancestry of “orsoq”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Eskimo | uqru- | fat, blubber |