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Eskimo etymology :

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Proto-Eskimo: *pina-ʁ-
Meaning: to strive, convenient, diligent, useful
Russian meaning: стараться, пригодный, старательный, нужный
Proto-Yupik: *pina-ʁ-
Proto-Inupik: *pinaʁ-
Comments: The stem is confused with *pina-ʁ- 'to begin to melt, to break up (river), to overflow' and *pinaʁ- 'to be good (of weather)' in CED.
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 260
esqet-meaning,esqet-rmean,esqet-yup,esqet-inup,esqet-newcom,esqet-refer,

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Yupik etymology :

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Proto-Yupik: *pina-ʁ-
Eskimo etymology: Eskimo etymology
Meaning: necessary, convenient, useful 1, diligent 2, to strive 3
Russian Meaning: нужный, пригодный 1, старательный 2, стараться 3
Chaplino: pináqnǝχtūqaq 2, 'inquisitive', cf. pinánʁituq neg. 'not to do such way'
Naukan: pinálʁē 1, pináqnǝχtúqaq 2, pináqaquq 3
yupet-prnum,yupet-mean,yupet-rmean,yupet-chap,yupet-nauk,

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Inupik etymology :

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Proto-Inupik: *pinaʁ-
Eskimo etymology: Eskimo etymology
Meaning: generous 1, to be easy to deal with 2, diligent 3
Russian meaning: великодушный, щедрый 1, легко иметь дело с 2, старательный 3
SPI Dialects: Imaq pināqtoq 2, 'to be necessary, convenient', 'to have to be', pináqturōq 3
North Alaskan Inupik: pińaq- 1
Western Canadian Inupik: pinailaq neg. 'sth. not allowed'
Eastern Canadian Inupik: pinna(q)- 1, pinnait- neg. 'to be miserly'
ECI Dialects: Lab pinaʁnaq- 'nice, pleasant' [Peck]
Greenlandic Inupik: pinaʁ- 2, pināt- neg. 'to refuse to do sth.', pinaʁtuq 'sth. special'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 260, 262
inupet-prnum,inupet-meaning,inupet-rmean,inupet-spis,inupet-nai,inupet-wci,inupet-eci,inupet-ecis,inupet-gri,inupet-ced,

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