Where does “igloo” come from?

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

igloo (Polish): igloo

Definitions

  1. igloo

Ancestry of “igloo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishiglooA dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of...
2Inuktitutᐃᒡᓗhouse, habitation
3Proto-Inuitǝɣluhouse
4Proto-Eskimoǝŋluhouse
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