Where does “taseq imeqarfik” come from?

taseq imeqarfik (Greenlandic) comes from Greenlandic imeq, from Proto-Inuit ǝ̣̊mǝ̣ʁ, from Proto-Eskimo ǝmǝʁ.

taseq imeqarfik (Greenlandic): reservoir

Definitions

  1. reservoir

Ancestry of “taseq imeqarfik”, step by step

taseq imeqarfik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greenlandic imeq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greenlandicimeqwater
2Proto-Inuitǝ̣̊mǝ̣ʁwater
3Proto-Eskimoǝmǝʁ—

via English Taseq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTaseq—
2Proto-Inuit*taci-ʁ—
3Proto-Eskimo*taci-ʁ—
Every word from Proto-Eskimo ǝmǝʁ →Every word from Proto-Inuit ǝ̣̊mǝ̣ʁ →Every word from Greenlandic imeq →