Proto-Inupik: *nuŋŋa-ʁ-
Meaning: crest, crown
Russian meaning: гребешок, гребень
North Alaskan Inupik: nuŋŋaq 'ridge across base of nose, crest, crown of bird'
Greenlandic Inupik: nuŋŋaʁut pl. 'crack (across sth.), vein in rock'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 241