Where does “raajarniarneq” come from?
raajarniarneq (Greenlandic) comes from Greenlandic -niar, from Catalan niu, from Old Catalan niu, from Latin nīdus, from Proto-Italic nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European nisdós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
raajarniarneq (Greenlandic): prawn fishing
Ancestry of “raajarniarneq”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greenlandic | -niar | try |
| 2 | Catalan | niu | nest |
| 3 | Old Catalan | niu | — |
| 4 | Latin | nīdus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | nizdos | nest |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | nisdós | nest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ni | down |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |