Proto-Inupik: *aʁva- (*ạqvą-)
Meaning: outer edge of hand 1, palm of hand 2
Russian meaning: внешний край кисти 1, ладонь 2
SPI Dialects: W, KI aqvąq* 2
North Alaskan Inupik: aʁvak 1, 'fleshy part of palm, balls of fingers and thumb'
Western Canadian Inupik: aʁvait pl. 'edge of one's fingers'
Greenlandic Inupik: aʁfak, aʁfaq 1, arfaq* 2 [Jen.]
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 45, 46
