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Yupik etymology :

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Proto-Yupik: *iɣ(r)uHa-
Eskimo etymology: Eskimo etymology
Meaning: to trifle in hands (e.g. moss for wick)
Russian Meaning: теребить (мох для фитиля)
Chaplino: īɣwaquq
yupet-prnum,yupet-mean,yupet-rmean,yupet-chap,

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Eskimo etymology :

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Proto-Eskimo: *ńiɣ(r)uɣ-a-ʁ-
Meaning: to rub skin, to trifle (moss)
Russian meaning: тереть шкуру, теребить мох
Proto-Yupik: *iɣ(r)uHa-
Proto-Inupik: *niuɣ-aʁ-
Comments: Cf. also a Sirenik loan: ŋǝvrǝ́χsāsit 'shoe brush'.
esqet-meaning,esqet-rmean,esqet-yup,esqet-inup,esqet-newcom,

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Inupik etymology :

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Proto-Inupik: *niuɣ-aʁ-
Eskimo etymology: Eskimo etymology
Meaning: to rub skin in snow to dry
Russian meaning: тереть шкуру снегом (чтобы не намокла)
Seward Peninsula Inupik: niuɣauti-
North Alaskan Inupik: niuɣaq-
WCI Dialects: Net niuŋauti- 'to rub skin back and forth with feet to clean' [Ras.]
Eastern Canadian Inupik: niuɣāq- 'to rub'
ECI Dialects: Lab niogar-* 'to rub', niC- 'to be worn out by rubbing' [Peck]
Greenlandic Inupik: niuaʁ-
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 235
inupet-prnum,inupet-meaning,inupet-rmean,inupet-spi,inupet-nai,inupet-wcis,inupet-eci,inupet-ecis,inupet-gri,inupet-ced,

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