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