Reconstruction:Proto-Inuit/iʀnəq

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 *iʀnəʀ.

Noun

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*iʀnəq

  1. son

Descendants

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  • Inupiaq: iġñiq
  • Inuinnaqtun: irniq
  • Inuktitut: ᐃᕐᓂᖅ (irniq)
  • Greenlandic: erneq
  • Tunumiisut: erneq