Where does “pilikkiusaq” come from?

pilikkiusaq (Greenlandic) comes from Greenlandic pilikki, from Danish blæk, from Old English blæc, from Proto-West Germanic blaik, from Proto-Germanic blaikaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

pilikkiusaq (Greenlandic): windmill fringed gentian (Gentianopsis detonsa)

Definitions

  1. windmill fringed gentian (Gentianopsis detonsa)

Ancestry of “pilikkiusaq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greenlandicpilikkiink
2Danishblækink
3Old Englishblæcblack; ink
4Proto-West Germanicblaikpale, white
5Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os →Every word from Proto-Germanic blaikaz →