Where does “qalukpik” come from?

qalukpik (Inupiak) comes from Proto-Inuit ǝqaluɣ, from Proto-Eskimo ǝqaɫuɣ.

Ancestry of “qalukpik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Inuitǝqaluɣtrout
2Proto-Eskimoǝqaɫuɣ—
Every word from Proto-Eskimo ǝqaɫuɣ →Every word from Proto-Inuit ǝqaluɣ →
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