Where does “panaanneq” come from?
panaanneq (Greenlandic) comes from Greenlandic pana, from Proto-Inuit *pana, from Proto-Eskimo *pana.
panaanneq (Greenlandic): fencing, swordfighting
Ancestry of “panaanneq”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greenlandic | pana | sword, snow knife |
| 2 | Proto-Inuit | *pana | — |
| 3 | Proto-Eskimo | *pana | — |