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Eskimo etymology :
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Proto-Eskimo: *nǝvi(a)ʁc(ǝɣ)a-
Meaning: girl, young woman ready to get married
Russian meaning: девочка, девушка на выданье
Comments: The word was borrowed from the KCh compound *ŋẹ'mǝ-sq(w)ǝ-('n) 'woman' (> PCh *ŋebǝ-cqet), where the first and the second parts respectively mean 'female' and 'woman, elder sister'. Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 233
esqet-meaning,esqet-rmean,esqet-yup,esqet-inup,esqet-newcom,esqet-refer,
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Yupik etymology :
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Proto-Yupik: *nǝviʁca- ~ *naʁca-
Meaning: girl 1, woman 2
Russian Meaning: девушка 1, женщина 2
Sirenik: náχcǝʁráχ, náχsǝʁráχ 1, náxcǝx, náxsǝx 2
Naukan: nǝvéχsaq 1
Central Alaskan Yupik: nǝviaχcaq 1, 'young woman of marriageable age'
Chevak (Peripheral): ~ nǝvikci- 'to act in youthful manner'
yupet-prnum,yupet-mean,yupet-rmean,yupet-sir,yupet-nauk,yupet-cay,yupet-chev,
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Inupik etymology :
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Proto-Inupik: *nịvịạqcǝ̣ɣạ-
Meaning: girl 1, young unmarried woman, girl of marriageable age 2
Russian meaning: девочка 1, девушка (незамужняя) 2
Seward Peninsula Inupik: niaqsiaq 2
SPI Dialects: Imaq niaqsāʁruk 1, W niaqsaʁuq* (aʁuk, aʁuit) 2
North Alaskan Inupik: niviaqsiaq, niviaqsiaʁruk 1
NAI Dialects: Qaw niaqsāʁruk 1
Western Canadian Inupik: B niviaqsiaq* 2
WCI Dialects: M niviaqsiaq* 2, Sig niviaqsiʁaq 1, nivijjaq 1 [Pet.], Car niviaχχiaq 1 [Dor.], Cop niviaχχaq 1 [Ras.], Baker Lake niviak 1 [B.-S.], niviaʁsaq dim. 1 [Dor.]
Eastern Canadian Inupik: niviaʁsiaq 1
ECI Dialects: NBI niviaʁsāq 1
Greenlandic Inupik: niviaq* 2 [Jen.], niviaʁsiaq 2, niviaʁsiaʁaq dim. 1
GRI Dialects: NWG niviaq (niviššat pl.) 2
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 233
inupet-prnum,inupet-meaning,inupet-rmean,inupet-spi,inupet-spis,inupet-nai,inupet-nais,inupet-wci,inupet-wcis,inupet-eci,inupet-ecis,inupet-gri,inupet-gris,inupet-ced,
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