Where does “pupissoq” come from?
pupissoq (Greenlandic) comes from Greenlandic pupik, from Proto-Inuit *pupiɣ, from Proto-Eskimo *pupiɣ.
pupissoq (Greenlandic): leper
Ancestry of “pupissoq”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greenlandic | pupik | mushroom, toadstool, fungus |
| 2 | Proto-Inuit | *pupiɣ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Eskimo | *pupiɣ | — |