Reconstruction:Proto-Inuit/ailaq

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

Nominalization of *ailaʀ-, from Proto-Eskimo *aʀiłaʀ-.

Noun

*ailaq

  1. dampness
  2. wet

Descendants

  • Northwest Alaskan Inupiatun:
    • Qawiaraq: ailaq (“moisture”)
  • North Alaskan Inupiatun: aiḷḷaq
  • Inuvialuktun: ailaq
    • Siglit: ailaq
  • Inuktitut: ailaq, ᐁᓚᖅ (elaq)
  • Greenlandic: aalaq

References

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