Where does “Iñupiaq” come from?
Iñupiaq (Inupiaq) comes from Inupiaq iñuk, from Proto-Inuit inuɣ, from Proto-Eskimo-Aleut *iŋuɣ.
Ancestry of “Iñupiaq”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Inupiaq | iñuk | human, person |
| 2 | Proto-Inuit | inuɣ | man, person |
| 3 | Proto-Eskimo-Aleut | *iŋuɣ | — |
Words derived from “Iñupiaq”