Where does “pelit'aaq” come from?

pelit'aaq (Yup'ik) comes from Russian плита́, from Ancient Greek πλίνθος — A brick, whether sun or fire baked; A squared...

pelit'aaq (Yup'ik): stove, cookstove

Definitions

  1. stove, cookstove

Ancestry of “pelit'aaq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianплита́stove
2Ancient GreekπλίνθοςA brick, whether sun or fire baked; A squared...
Every word from Ancient Greek πλίνθοςEvery word from Russian плита́
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