Eskimo etymology : Query result

Proto-Eskimo: *nu-ta-

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning: new, young

Russian meaning: новый, молодой

Proto-Yupik: *nuta-

Proto-Inupik: *nuta-

Comments: Cf. *nuka- 'younger sibling'.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 242

Proto-Eskimo: *ńuva-ɣ

Meaning: saliva

Russian meaning: слюна

Proto-Yupik: *ńuva-ɣ

Proto-Inupik: *nuvaɣ-

Comments: This root is very similar to *ńivɣ[u]- 'fish slime'.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 243

Proto-Eskimo: *Nuvǝja

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning: cloud

Russian meaning: облако

Proto-Inupik: *nuvǝja

Proto-Eskimo: *ńuvi-

Meaning: to thread

Russian meaning: продевать, нанизывать

Proto-Yupik: *ńuvǝ- (-it-)

Proto-Inupik: *nuvi-, *nuvvint

Comments: The second vowel has been preserved in transitive forms in Yupik.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 243

Proto-Eskimo: *ńuvu(ɣ)

Meaning: point, tip, top, naze

Russian meaning: кончик, верхушка, мыс

Proto-Yupik: *ńuvu(ɣ)

Proto-Inupik: *nuvuɣ

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 244

Proto-Eskimo: *-(ŋ)i-

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning: negative affix (no, without, have no more, to lack etc.)

Russian meaning: отрицательный аффикс (нет, без, не иметь, терять и т.д.)

Proto-Yupik: *-(ŋ)i-

Proto-Inupik: *-(ŋ)i-

Comments: Cf. *-ǝnʁi-ʁ-, *-ǝnʁi-t.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 417, 418, 419

Proto-Eskimo: *ŋujǝ-ŋuʁa-

Meaning: fly

Russian meaning: муха

Proto-Yupik: *ŋujǝŋuʁa-

Proto-Inupik: *nǝviuvaɣ, *nǝviaʁ-ruɣ

Comments: Onomatopoeic.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 233

Proto-Eskimo: *ŋutǝŋu(ɣ)

Meaning: wart

Russian meaning: бородавка

Proto-Yupik: *ŋutǝŋuɣ

Proto-Inupik: *utŋuʁ

Comments: Borrowed from the PKCh reduplicated stem *'ǝtnu-tnu 'swelling, wart' < *'ǝtnu- 'to swell'. The meaning 'wart' is actually attested in PKam.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 383

Proto-Eskimo: *pacǝ-(rtǝ-)

Meaning: to be cold, to freeze over

Russian meaning: холодный, промерзнуть

Proto-Yupik: *pacǝ-(rtǝ-), *pac(ǝ)-ʁa-ʁ-

Proto-Inupik: *patǝt-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 252

Proto-Eskimo: *paci-

Meaning: to blame, to accuse, to suspect

Russian meaning: обвинять, подозревать

Proto-Yupik: *paci-

Proto-Inupik: *paci-, *pacci-nt

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 245

Proto-Eskimo: *paci-ɣ

Meaning: nostrils, gills

Russian meaning: ноздри, жабры

Proto-Yupik: *paci-ɣ

Proto-Inupik: [*maciɣ]

Comments: The root's original meaning is 'nostrils', but due to the strong influence of the quasi-homonymous Inupik *macǝɣ (q.v.) adopted the meaning 'gills' in Alaskan Yupik.

Proto-Eskimo: *paɣǝ- (-na, -kurǝ, -rumǝ, -ani)

Meaning: up, above (extended)

Russian meaning: вверху, наверху

Proto-Yupik: *paɣǝ- (-na, -kurǝ, -rumǝ, -ani)

Proto-Inupik: *paɣ-na (pakkua, paɣ-ruma, paani)

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 466

Proto-Eskimo: *paɣi-(tǝ)-

Meaning: to stay behind and look after

Russian meaning: оставаться присматривать

Proto-Yupik: *paɣi-(tǝ)-

Proto-Inupik: *pai-tǝ-, *paɣɣit-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 246

Proto-Eskimo: *păɣla-

Meaning: to jump up

Russian meaning: подпрыгивать

Proto-Yupik: *paГla-

Proto-Inupik: *pǝɣlǝʁ-, *pǝɣla-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 251

Proto-Eskimo: *paɣnaʁ

Meaning: uncle

Russian meaning: дядя

Proto-Yupik: *paɣnVʁ

Proto-Inupik: *paɣnaʁjuɣ

Comments: This stem may be connected to *paɣi- 'to look after, to nurse'; cf. Rus 'дядька, вуек' = 'councellor of child'.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 246

Proto-Eskimo: *paɣnǝ-ʁ (~ *-ŋn-)

Meaning: caribou bull

Russian meaning: самец дикого оленя

Proto-Yupik: *p[a]Гnǝ-ʁ (~ *-ŋn-)

Proto-Inupik: *paɣnǝʁ (~ *-ŋn-)

Comments: Possibly a borrowing from PCh *penw-eli 'caribou 1-3 years old'.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 246

Proto-Eskimo: *paɣu-la

Meaning: soot, ashes, durt

Russian meaning: сажа, пепел, зола, грязь

Proto-Yupik: *paɣu-la

Proto-Inupik: *pau-la, *paɣɣǝ-ʁ-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 246

Proto-Eskimo: *paɣunʁa-

Meaning: a k. of berry (Empetrum nigrum)

Russian meaning: ягода

Proto-Yupik: *paɣunʁa-

Proto-Inupik: *paunʁa-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 246

Proto-Eskimo: *paʁǝt-

Meaning: drawstring, lace, to tighten

Russian meaning: шнурок, веревка, затягивать

Proto-Yupik: *paʁǝt-

Proto-Inupik: *paqtǝ-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 251

Proto-Eskimo: *paʁu

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning: tiny bug

Russian meaning: жучок, клопик

Proto-Yupik: *paʁu ~ *paɫǝʁu