Reconstruction:Proto-Eskimo/qayaʀ

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

Alternative reconstructions

  • *qanʸaʀ

Etymology

Likely cognate to Aleut iqyax̂, iqax̂ (“long, traditional kayak-like boat”).

Noun

*qayaʀ

  1. kayak

Derived terms

  • *qayaʀtuʀ- (“to paddle in a kayak”)

Descendants

  • Proto-Yupik: *qayaʀ
    • Alutiiq: qayaq
    • Yup'ik: qayaq
    • Naukanski: ӄаяӄ (qayaq)
    • Central Siberian Yupik: ӄаяӄ, qayaq
    • Sirenik: ӄаяӽ (qayaχ)
  • Proto-Inuit: *qayaq

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.