Where does “nuliaq” come from?

nuliaq (Inupiaq) comes from Proto-Inuit *nuliaʁ, from Proto-Eskimo *nuLiaq.

nuliaq (Inupiaq): wife

Definitions

  1. wife

Ancestry of “nuliaq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Inuit*nuliaʁ—
2Proto-Eskimo*nuLiaq—
Every word from Proto-Eskimo *nuLiaq →Every word from Proto-Inuit *nuliaʁ →
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