Reconstruction:Proto-Inuit/aʀvǝq

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Eskimo *aʀvǝʀ.

Noun

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*aʀvǝq

  1. whale

Descendants

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