Eskimo etymology : Query result

Proto-Eskimo: *ńukiɣ

Meaning: tendon, muscle, root; strength

Russian meaning: жила, мышца, корень; сила

Proto-Yupik: *Nukǝɣ

Proto-Inupik: *nukiɣ, *j-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 237

Proto-Eskimo: *nuɫu

Meaning: buttock

Russian meaning: ягодица

Proto-Yupik: *nuɫu

Proto-Inupik: *nulu-, *nullua-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 240

Proto-Eskimo: *Nulǝŋ-

Meaning: to crack, to nick

Russian meaning: раскалывать, делать зарубки

Proto-Yupik: *Nulǝɣ-

Proto-Inupik: *nuŋŋa-ʁ-

Proto-Eskimo: *nuli[v]-

Meaning: to copulate, to give birth

Russian meaning: совокупляться, рожать

Proto-Yupik: *nuliГ-

Proto-Inupik: *nuliɣ-, *nuliv-

Comments: The original meaning of the verb was 'to conceive'. Cf. also *nuliГaʁ 'wife, female mate'.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 239

Proto-Eskimo: *nuliГaʁ

Meaning: wife, female mate

Russian meaning: жена

Proto-Yupik: *nuliГaʁ

Proto-Inupik: *nuliaʁ

Comments: No doubt a derivative from *nuli[v]- 'to copulate'.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 238, 239

Proto-Eskimo: *Nulqa(v)-

Meaning: to stop, to be rest

Russian meaning: прекращать(ся), перстать

Proto-Yupik: *Nulqav-

Proto-Inupik: *nuɫqa-ʁ-

Comments: Inupik *nulla-ʁ- 'to set up camp for the night, to stop moving (sick person)' may also be related here.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 239

Proto-Eskimo: *Nuluʁ-

Meaning: to beckon, to call attention

Russian meaning: манить, привлекать внимание

Proto-Yupik: *Nuluʁ-

Proto-Inupik: *nuluʁaʁ-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 239

Proto-Eskimo: *nuna-

Meaning: to enjoy ineself

Russian meaning: получать удовольствие

Proto-Yupik: *nuna-ki- (-ŋi-)

Proto-Inupik: *nunaki-, *nuanniʁ-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 241

Proto-Eskimo: *Nunavaɣ

Meaning: walrus on ice

Russian meaning: морж на льдине

Proto-Yupik: *Nuna-vaɣ

Proto-Inupik: *nunavaɣ

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 240

Proto-Eskimo: *Nunivaɣ-

Meaning: to pick, pluck greens, berries

Russian meaning: собирать зелень, ягоды

Proto-Yupik: *Nunivaɣ

Proto-Inupik: *nunivaɣ-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 240

Proto-Eskimo: *Nunŋi(v)- (~ *Nuńi(v)-)

Meaning: to settle

Russian meaning: поселяться

Proto-Yupik: *Nuni-vaɣ

Proto-Inupik: *nunni-

Comments: Rather related to *nuŋǝ-, *nuŋǝ-t- 'to move, to change residence' than to *luna 'land'.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 420

Proto-Eskimo: *Nunu-

Meaning: to pinch, to tighten

Russian meaning: сжимать, щипать, душить

Proto-Yupik: *Nunu-ʁ- (-t-)

Proto-Inupik: *nunu-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 241

Proto-Eskimo: *Nunuʁ-

Meaning: to scold

Russian meaning: ругаться

Proto-Yupik: *Nunuʁ-

Proto-Inupik: *nunuʁ-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 241

Proto-Eskimo: *nuŋǝ-, *nuŋǝ-t-

Meaning: to move apart, to chang living place

Russian meaning: передвигать(ся), переселяться

Proto-Yupik: *nuŋǝ-, *nuŋǝt- (-aʁ-)

Proto-Inupik: *nuu-t- (-ɣ-), *nuktǝʁ-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 237

Proto-Eskimo: *nuŋǝru- (~ *ni-)

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning: moon, star, light not bright

Russian meaning: луна, звезда, неяркий свет

Proto-Yupik: *nuʁ(r)u-, *nuʁǝra- (~ *ni-)

Proto-Inupik: *nuŋu-, *nuira- (<*nuŋru-, *nuŋǝrra-)

Proto-Eskimo: *ńup[r]u-

Meaning: to set (sun, moon)

Russian meaning: садиться (о солнце, луне)

Proto-Yupik: *ńup(u)- (-nǝ-)

Proto-Inupik: *nip(ru)-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 229

Proto-Eskimo: *nuqǝ- (-t-, -nǝʁ-)

Meaning: to pull towards self, to hold back

Russian meaning: тянуть на себя, сдерживать, удерживать

Proto-Yupik: *nuqǝ-t-, (-nǝʁ-)

Proto-Inupik: *nuqǝt-

Comments: Cf. also the derivative *nuq-raʁ- 'bow-string, throwing stick' (in Inupik also 'to tighten').

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 242

Proto-Eskimo: *nuq-raʁ-

Meaning: bowstring, throwing board

Russian meaning: тетива, бросалка для копья

Proto-Yupik: *[n]uqa-ʁ-

Proto-Inupik: *nuqra-ʁ-

Comments: A derivative from *nuqǝ- 'to pull towards self, to hold back'.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 242

Proto-Eskimo: *nur[ǝ]- (-ʁa-)

Meaning: son, child, relatives of degree of son (woman's nephew or niece through sister, wife of son)

Russian meaning: сын, ребенок, родственник поколения сына (племянник сестры по женской линии, невестка)

Proto-Yupik: *nurǝ (-ʁa-)

Proto-Inupik: *nua-ʁa-

Comments: The kinship term is an affixal derivative from 'son, child'.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 424

Proto-Eskimo: *NuRǝʁ-, *NuʁRǝ- (-r- ~ -l-)

Meaning: parent of child's spouse

Russian meaning: свояк: родитель жены (мужа) сына (дочери)

Proto-Yupik: *Nuri(ʁ)

Proto-Inupik: *nulǝʁ- ~ *nuʁli-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 236