Where does “malġukipiaq” come from?

malġukipiaq (Inupiaq) comes from Inupiaq malġuk, from Inupiaq malġuq — the singular (attributive) form of malġuk 'two'.

malġukipiaq (Inupiaq): forty (lit. ‘two score’)

Definitions

  1. forty (lit. ‘two score’)

Ancestry of “malġukipiaq”, step by step

malġukipiaq traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Inupiaq malġuk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Inupiaqmalġuktwo
2Inupiaqmalġuqthe singular (attributive) form of malġuk 'two'

via Inupiaq kipiaq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Inupiaqkipiaq—

Words derived from “malġukipiaq”

Every word from Inupiaq malġuq →Every word from Inupiaq malġuk →
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