Eskimo etymology : Query result

Proto-Eskimo: *kamakra-

Meaning: mammoth, caribou (ounly in shaman speech)

Russian meaning: мамонт, северный олень (только в шаманской речи)

Comments: In CED the connection to the word *kumaɣ 'louse' is sort of an absorbed folk etymology. In reality it could reflect a special tricky modification in Inupik languages because of the sacral character of the word. The vowel *-a- in the first syllable is euphemistically changed to *-u- in this example only in Inupik languages. Historically this root was borrowed from PCh *kamaka 'evil, mammoth' which also has a special relation with *kạmạkạ 'beetle' in these languages.

Proto-Eskimo: *nuʁra-

Meaning: fawn, calf of caribou

Russian meaning: олененок, теленок

Proto-Yupik: *nuʁHa-

Proto-Inupik: *nuʁʁaʁ

Comments: This stem is hardly related to *nur[ǝ]- (-ʁa-) '(human) son, child' despite CED.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 242

Proto-Eskimo: *paɣnǝ-ʁ (~ *-ŋn-)

Meaning: caribou bull

Russian meaning: самец дикого оленя

Proto-Yupik: *p[a]Гnǝ-ʁ (~ *-ŋn-)

Proto-Inupik: *paɣnǝʁ (~ *-ŋn-)

Comments: Possibly a borrowing from PCh *penw-eli 'caribou 1-3 years old'.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 246

Proto-Eskimo: *quŋǝr-(a-) (*quŋru-) ~ *quŋǝv- (*quŋvu-)

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning: neck, scruff of neck

Russian meaning: шея, загривок, горб

Proto-Yupik: *quŋHuʁ-

Proto-Inupik: *quŋǝcci-, *quŋia-

Comments: Cf. also Chaplino qīŋu 'hair under the chin of caribou', it may actually be a metathesized form < "quŋī < *quŋǝ-ra-.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 317

Proto-Eskimo: *qucuŋ-jaɣ

Meaning: caribou skin jacket

Russian meaning: куртка из шкуры оленя

Proto-Yupik: *qucuГ-jaɣ (~ -ŋ-)

Proto-Inupik: *qucuŋŋa-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 311

Proto-Eskimo: *qurǝɫǝʁ

Meaning: Chukchee

Russian meaning: чукча

Proto-Yupik: *qur[ǝ́]ɫǝГ

Proto-Inupik: *qutliʁ

Comments: An obvious loan from PCh *qora-ɫʁъ-n 'caribou shepherd', with no connection to *qutǝ 'land, shore'.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 320

Proto-Eskimo: *tǝŋǝ (-aɣ), *tǝŋajuɣ

Meaning: pubic hair, throat hair of caribou

Russian meaning: волосы в паху, волосы на горле у оленя

Proto-Yupik: *tǝŋǝ (-aɣ), *tǝŋajuɣ

Proto-Inupik: *tǝŋǝ (-aɣ), *tǝŋajuɣ

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 341

Proto-Eskimo: *tunvu-

Meaning: fat (of land animal, caribou)

Russian meaning: жир (животных, оленя)

Proto-Yupik: *tunHu-

Proto-Inupik: *tunnu-

Comments: Cf. PKCh *thʷan(av) 'pitch, resin'.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 351

Proto-Eskimo: *tuŋtu

Meaning: caribou; Great Bear (Ursula Magna, constellation)

Russian meaning: дикий олень, Большая Медведица (созвездие)

Proto-Yupik: *tuŋtu

Proto-Inupik: *tuktu

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 351

Proto-Eskimo: *aru-va-

Meaning: to hunt (caribou, seal)

Russian meaning: охотиться (на оленя, тюленя)

Proto-Yupik: *aru-

Proto-Inupik: *auva-, *auvvaʁ