Where does “umiarsualivik” come from?

umiarsualivik (Greenlandic) comes from Greenlandic umiarsuaq, from Greenlandic umiaq, from Proto-Inuit *umia-, from Proto-Eskimo *umi(r)a-.

umiarsualivik (Greenlandic): harbour

Definitions

  1. harbour

Ancestry of “umiarsualivik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greenlandicumiarsuaqship
2Greenlandicumiaqa woman's boat
3Proto-Inuit*umia-—
4Proto-Eskimo*umi(r)a-—
Every word from Proto-Eskimo *umi(r)a- →Every word from Proto-Inuit *umia- →Every word from Greenlandic umiaq →
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