Where does “uumasoq” come from?

uumasoq (Greenlandic) comes from Greenlandic uumavoq, from Proto-Inuit *uuma-, from Proto-Eskimo uŋ-uma- — alive, heart.

uumasoq (Greenlandic): animal

Definitions

  1. animal

Ancestry of “uumasoq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greenlandicuumavoqbe alive
2Proto-Inuit*uuma-
3Proto-Eskimouŋ-uma-alive, heart

Words derived from “uumasoq

Every word from Proto-Eskimo uŋ-uma-Every word from Proto-Inuit *uuma-Every word from Greenlandic uumavoq