Where does “uumasunut nakorsaq” come from?

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

uumasunut nakorsaq (Greenlandic): veterinarian, veterinary surgeon

Definitions

  1. veterinarian, veterinary surgeon

Ancestry of “uumasunut nakorsaq”, step by step

uumasunut nakorsaq traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greenlandic uumasoq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greenlandicuumasoqanimal
2Greenlandicuumavoqbe alive
3Proto-Inuit*uuma-—
4Proto-Eskimouŋ-uma-alive, heart

via Greenlandic nakorsaq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greenlandicnakorsaqdoctor, physician
Every word from Proto-Eskimo uŋ-uma- →Every word from Proto-Inuit *uuma- →Every word from Greenlandic uumavoq →