Proto-Yupik: *pa(r)umǝ-
Meaning: to scratch an itch
Russian Meaning: чесаться
Alutiiq Alaskan Yupik: paumǝ-, paumnāt pl. 'nettle'
Chugach (Birket-Smith): paumnät pl. 'nettle', paumisun 'back scratcher'
Egegik (Peripheral): Y paumǝ-
Nunivak (Peripheral): pāmǝ-
Norton Sound (Peripheral): paumǝ-
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 252
yupet-prnum,yupet-mean,yupet-rmean,yupet-aay,yupet-chgm,yupet-egeg,yupet-nun,yupet-nrts,yupet-ced,