Proto-Yupik: *ǝpu (-lqu-) (? *ǝpiʁ)
Meaning: handle 1, stem of plant 2
Russian Meaning: ручка 1, стебель 2
Chaplino: pū (t) 1, 2, pīq (pīʁǝt) 'panhandle', pūliʁáquq 'to make a handle'
Naukan: ǝpǝ́ɫquq 2, //ǝpu 1 [Orr], upu 1 [Av., Em.], //ipēq 1 [Av.]
Chugach (AAY): puk 'straight handle'
Central Alaskan Yupik: ǝpu 1, ǝpuɫquq 2
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 114, 140
