Reconstruction:Proto-Eskimo/taʀu
Proto-Eskimo
editEtymology
editPossibly of Proto-Eskimo-Aleut origin. Compare Aleut tayaĝux̂ (“man”).
Noun
edit*taʀu
- (shamanism) human being
- Synonym: *iŋuɣ
Descendants
editReferences
edit- Fortescue, Michael, Jacobson, Steven, Kaplan, Lawrence (2010) Comparative Eskimo Dictionary with Aleut Cognates, 2nd edition, Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center: University of Alaska Fairbanks, →ISBN, page 364