Where does “quliŋŋuġutaiḷaq” come from?

quliŋŋuġutaiḷaq (Inupiaq) comes from Inupiaq qulit, from Inupiaq t.

quliŋŋuġutaiḷaq (Inupiaq): nine (lit. ‘one short of ten’)

Definitions

  1. nine (lit. ‘one short of ten’)

Ancestry of “quliŋŋuġutaiḷaq”, step by step

quliŋŋuġutaiḷaq traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Inupiaq qulit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Inupiaqqulitten
2Inupiaqt

via Inupiaq utaiḷaq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Inupiaqutaiḷaq
Every word from Inupiaq tEvery word from Inupiaq qulit