Reconstruction:Proto-Inuit/aʀvǝq

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Eskimo *aʀvǝʀ.

Noun edit

*aʀvǝq

  1. whale

Descendants edit

  • Inupiaq: agviq
  • Inuinnaqtun: arviq
  • Inuktitut: ᐊᕐᕕᒃ (arfik), arvik
  • Greenlandic: arfeq
  • Tunumiisut: arpeq