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Eskimo etymology :
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Proto-Eskimo: *ǝvitǝʁ- (*ǝvitǝra-)
Meaning: red stone, ochre
Russian meaning: красный камень, охра
Comments: This looks like an old borrowing from KCh *jъrrъ- (i.e. *jъtrъ) 'red, iron'. Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 148
esqet-meaning,esqet-rmean,esqet-yup,esqet-inup,esqet-newcom,esqet-refer,
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Yupik etymology :
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Proto-Yupik: *ǝvitǝʁ- (*ǝvítǝrá-)
Meaning: red stone for painting
Russian Meaning: красный красящий камень
Sirenik: wǝtǝ́ra 'copper'
Chaplino: mitǝ́ʁa, mitǝ́χsan
Alutiiq Alaskan Yupik: wītaq 'soft black rock used for paint'
Chugach (Birket-Smith): ~ uttiụq 'iron'
Central Alaskan Yupik: wītǝʁaq 'red clay or ochre'
Nunivak (Peripheral): wītix* 'red paint, iron oxide'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 148
yupet-prnum,yupet-mean,yupet-rmean,yupet-sir,yupet-chap,yupet-aay,yupet-chgm,yupet-cay,yupet-nun,yupet-ced,
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Inupik etymology :
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Proto-Inupik: *ivitaa-
Meaning: ochre, red stone 1, red, vermillion 2
Russian meaning: охра, красный камень 1, красный, багровый 2
SPI Dialects: KI iʁitaq 1
North Alaskan Inupik: ivisāq 1
NAI Dialects: B, Ingl ivicaq* 'red paint, iron oxyde', Qaw ītāq 1
WCI Dialects: Cor ivitaq* 'red paint, iron oxyde', Sig ivitā̆q 2, 'red iron' [Pet.], ivitāq 1 'soft red paint using for colouring' [Ras.]
ECI Dialects: Lab ivitāq 1 'red earth or stone' [Bourq.]
Greenlandic Inupik: ivisāq (ivisâq*) 1 'reddish brown earth or stone'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 148
inupet-prnum,inupet-meaning,inupet-rmean,inupet-spis,inupet-nai,inupet-nais,inupet-wcis,inupet-ecis,inupet-gri,inupet-ced,
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