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Where does “inuɣ” come from?

inuɣ (Proto-Inuit) comes from Proto-Eskimo-Aleut *iŋuɣ.

inuɣ (Proto-Inuit): man, person

Definitions

  1. man, person

Ancestry of “inuɣ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Eskimo-Aleut*iŋuɣ—

Words derived from “inuɣ”

  • Inuit
  • Inuk
  • Inupiak
  • inuit
  • inuitisk
  • inuit
  • Inunnguaq
  • Inuuteq
  • inussiaq
  • inuk
  • Inuk
  • Inutsiaq
  • Iñupiaq
  • iñuk
  • ᐃᓄᒃ
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