Reconstruction:Proto-Inuit/aʀnaq

This Proto-Inuit entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Inuit

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Etymology

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From Proto-Eskimo *aʀnaʀ.

Noun

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*aʀnaq

  1. woman

Descendants

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  • Inupiaq: aġnaq
  • Inuinnaqtun: arnaq
  • Inuktitut: ᐊᕐᓇᖅ (arnaq)
  • Greenlandic: arnaq