Proto-Yupik: *paɫuɣ-
Meaning: to flap hand on water 1, to flounder in water 2
Russian Meaning: ударять рукой по воде 1, барахтаться 2
Sirenik: //paɫuxtǝ- 'to thresh around'
Chaplino: paɫúɣaquq 1, 2, paɫúwáquq 2, //paɫuxtǝ- 'to thresh around'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 244