Proto-Inupik: *paki-(nǝɣ-)
Meaning: to catch, to grasp 1, to pull toward self 2
Russian meaning: обхватить, загробастать 1, тянуть к себе 2
North Alaskan Inupik: pakińɨk- 2, 'to touch on shoulder'
Western Canadian Inupik: pakinik- 1, 'to touch and pull'
WCI Dialects: Net pakinikturvik* 'hand grip on kayak paddle' [Ras.]
Greenlandic Inupik: pakkut(i)- 'to embrace'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 247
