Proto-Eskimo: *manIГ (-rГǝ)
Meaning: tussock, moss for kindling, fabric
Russian meaning: дерн, мох, ткань
Comments: The special cultural meaning in Inupik and a non-trivial affix in Siberian languages show that this stem is a loanword. The source was PCh *mạnịɣ 'sth. woven'; in the second case this root is expanded by means of the PCh medial form *-ǝšɣǝ > Chuk. -ǝrɣǝ 'skin, covering' literally 'woven covering'.
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 189
