Reconstruction:Proto-Eskimo/amiʀ

This Proto-Eskimo 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-Eskimo

Etymology

Probably of Proto-Eskimo-Aleut origin. Compare Aleut amu- (“dress”) and amux̂ (“piece of clothing”).

Noun

*amiʀ

  1. skin, hide
  2. cover

Derived terms

  • *amiʀaʀ

Descendants

  • Proto-Yupik: *amiʀ
    • Alutiiq: amiq
    • Yup'ik: amiq
    • Naukanski: amiq
    • Central Siberian Yupik: amiq (“skin, hide”), amiʁ (“cover (of a skin boat)”)
    • Sirenik: ами́раӷи́ӷаӽ (amíraǧíǧax̌), ами́раӄу́винӷа́ӽ (amíraqúvinǧáx̌), ами́раӽ (amírax̌)
  • Proto-Inuit: *amiq
    • Inupiaq:
      • North Alaskan Inupiatun: amiq
      • Northwest Alaskan Inupiatun: amiku (“left-over skin after cutting”)
    • Inuktitut: ᐊᒥᖅ (amiq), amiq
    • Greenlandic: ameq

References

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