Proto-Inupik: *parviɣ
Meaning: multiple boney articulation of many small bones such as wrist, the feet etc.
Russian meaning: мелкосуставные косточки кисти, стопы и т.д.
North Alaskan Inupik: paɣvik 'kneebone of seal' (dial.?), parvik 'chopping block'
Eastern Canadian Inupik: pavvik
Greenlandic Inupik: paffik, paššik 'wrist'
GRI Dialects: NG passik 'wrist'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 245
