Where does “uumassusilik” come from?
uumassusilik (Greenlandic) comes from Greenlandic uumassuseq, from Greenlandic uumavoq, from Proto-Inuit *uuma-, from Proto-Eskimo uŋ-uma- — alive, heart.
uumassusilik (Greenlandic): alive, living
Definitions
- alive, living
Ancestry of “uumassusilik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenlandic | uumassuseq | the quality of being alive |
| 2 | Greenlandic | uumavoq | be alive |
| 3 | Proto-Inuit | *uuma- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Eskimo | uŋ-uma- | alive, heart |