Where does “igloo” come from?
igloo (Polish) comes from English igloo, from Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ, from Proto-Inuit ǝɣlu, from Proto-Eskimo ǝŋlu.
igloo (Polish): igloo
Ancestry of “igloo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | igloo | A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of... |
| 2 | Inuktitut | ᐃᒡᓗ | house, habitation |
| 3 | Proto-Inuit | ǝɣlu | house |
| 4 | Proto-Eskimo | ǝŋlu | — |