Where does “이글루” come from?

이글루 (Korean) comes from English igloo, from Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ, from Proto-Inuit ǝɣlu, from Proto-Eskimo ǝŋlu — house.

이글루 (Korean): igloo Inuit snow house

Definitions

  1. igloo Inuit snow house

Ancestry of “이글루”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishiglooA dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of...
2Inuktitutᐃᒡᓗhouse, habitation
3Proto-Inuitǝɣluhouse
4Proto-Eskimoǝŋluhouse
Every word from Proto-Eskimo ǝŋlu →Every word from Proto-Inuit ǝɣlu →Every word from Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ →