Where does “iglu” come from?

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

iglu (Portuguese): igloo

Definitions

  1. igloo

Ancestry of “iglu”, 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 →