Reconstruction:Proto-Inuit/alǝqa

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

Etymology

From Proto-Eskimo *alǝqa.

Noun

*alǝqa

  1. a boy's elder sister

Descendants

  • Inuktitut: ᐊᖓᔪᒃ (angayok)
  • Inuktun: aliqa
  • Greenlandic: aleq
  • Tunumiisut: alara

References