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Where does “qarasaq” come from?

qarasaq (Greenlandic) comes from Proto-Inuit *qaʁita-, from Proto-Eskimo *qaqi-.

qarasaq (Greenlandic): brain

Definitions

  1. brain

Ancestry of “qarasaq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Inuit*qaʁita-—
2Proto-Eskimo*qaqi-—

Words derived from “qarasaq”

  • qarasaasiaq
Every word from Proto-Eskimo *qaqi- →