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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
Proto-Yupik: *nǝviʁca- ~ *naʁca-
Proto-Inupik: *niviaqcǝɣa-
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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