Where does “qingalik” come from?

qingalik (Greenlandic) comes from Greenlandic qingaq, from Proto-Inuit *qǝŋa-, from Proto-Eskimo *qǝŋa-.

qingalik (Greenlandic): king eider

Definitions

  1. king eider

Ancestry of “qingalik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greenlandicqingaqnose; hole in roof to allow smoke to leave; valve...
2Proto-Inuit*qǝŋa-—
3Proto-Eskimo*qǝŋa-—
Every word from Proto-Eskimo *qǝŋa- →Every word from Proto-Inuit *qǝŋa- →Every word from Greenlandic qingaq →