Where does “qingalik” come from?
qingalik (Greenlandic) comes from Greenlandic qingaq, from Proto-Inuit *qǝŋa-, from Proto-Eskimo *qǝŋa-.
qingalik (Greenlandic): king eider
Ancestry of “qingalik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greenlandic | qingaq | nose; hole in roof to allow smoke to leave; valve... |
| 2 | Proto-Inuit | *qǝŋa- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Eskimo | *qǝŋa- | — |