Eskimo etymology : Query result

Proto-Eskimo: *q[ǝ]laГ-

Meaning: spirit, shaman's power

Russian meaning: дух, шаманская сила

Proto-Yupik: *qǝla-Г-

Proto-Inupik: *qila-, *qǝla-, *qǝlaunt

Comments: The direction of the borrowing is unclear; probably from PKCh *kẹlĕhǝ id. on phonotactic grounds.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 295

Proto-Eskimo: *qǝlquraʁ

Meaning: seaweed

Russian meaning: водоросль

Proto-Yupik: *(q)ǝɫquraʁ

Proto-Inupik: *qǝtqu(r)a-

Comments: This is a borrowing from the PKCh reduplicated root *'ǝlq-ǝl(ǝ)q- 'soft roe'; the exact source was probably the PKam form *lqi-lqi- with a special development of the initial cluster (> qǝlqǝ-), cf. PCh *lǝqluKV.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 296

Proto-Eskimo: *qǝlu-

Meaning: to have muscle cramp

Russian meaning: сводить судорогой

Proto-Yupik: *qǝlu-

Proto-Inupik: *qǝlu-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 296

Proto-Eskimo: *qǝlu

Meaning: rope

Russian meaning: веревка

Proto-Yupik: *qǝlu

Proto-Inupik: *qǝlu (-ʁa-)

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 296

Proto-Eskimo: *qǝlu-

Meaning: to pull up

Russian meaning: вытягивать, тянуть

Proto-Yupik: *qǝlu-

Proto-Inupik: *qǝlu-

Comments: All the roots with initial *qǝl- are confused in CED entries on pages 295-296.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 296

Proto-Eskimo: *qǝl-uɣ-

Meaning: to scorch

Russian meaning: обжечься

Proto-Yupik: *qǝl-tǝ-

Proto-Inupik: *qǝluɣ-

Proto-Eskimo: *qǝmǝʁja-

Meaning: eyelash

Russian meaning: ресница

Proto-Yupik: *qǝmǝʁja-

Proto-Inupik: *qǝmǝʁja-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 296

Proto-Eskimo: *qǝmi-

Meaning: net line

Russian meaning: веревка для сети

Proto-Yupik: *qǝmi-

Proto-Inupik: *qimi-ʁ-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 927

Proto-Eskimo: *qǝmi- (-Гruɣ)

Meaning: hill, hillock, ridge

Russian meaning: холм, холмик, гряда

Proto-Yupik: *qǝmi- (-ʁruɣ)

Proto-Inupik: *qǝmi- (-ɣruɣ)

Comments: For the derivative 'snow-drift' cf. *qǝŋaʁr[u]- id.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 296, 297

Proto-Eskimo: *qǝmi-ʁ (-ɫuɣ)

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning: spine, backbone

Russian meaning: позвоночник

Proto-Yupik: *qǝmi-ʁ (-ɫuɣ)

Proto-Inupik: *qImi-ʁ- (-luɣ, -unt)

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 926

Proto-Eskimo: *qǝmijtǝ-

Meaning: to strangle

Russian meaning: задушить

Proto-Yupik: *qǝmijtǝ-

Proto-Inupik: *qimi-t-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 297

Proto-Eskimo: *qǝmlǝ-ʁ- (~ -lmǝ-)

Meaning: to glitter, to shine

Russian meaning: блестеть, сверкать

Proto-Yupik: *qǝmlǝ-ʁ-, *qălmǝ-ʁ

Proto-Inupik: *qǝvlǝʁ-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 301

Proto-Eskimo: *qǝnǝʁ-

Meaning: angry, to growl

Russian meaning: сердитый, рычать

Proto-Yupik: *qǝnǝʁ-

Proto-Inupik: *qǝnǝʁ-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 297

Proto-Eskimo: *qǝnǝʁcǝ-

Meaning: tonsil

Russian meaning: железа

Proto-Yupik: *qǝnǝʁcǝ-

Proto-Inupik: *qǝnǝqci-

Comments: Cf. Proto-Yupik *qanlaɣ id.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 297

Proto-Eskimo: *qǝnʁa- (~ *qiHǝnʁa-?)

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning: fox, polar fox, wolf

Russian meaning: лиса, песец, волк

Proto-Yupik: *qǝnʁa-ʁ- ~ *q[i]ʁna-ʁ-

Proto-Inupik: *qianʁa-ʁ-, *qiʁnǝʁa-

Proto-Eskimo: *qǝnŋu

Meaning: are upon eyebrows

Russian meaning: надбровье

Proto-Yupik: *qǝnŋu

Proto-Inupik: *qǝnŋu-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 296, 297

Proto-Eskimo: *qǝnu

Meaning: slush ice

Russian meaning: шуга, тонкая корка льда

Proto-Yupik: *qǝnu

Proto-Inupik: *qǝnu

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 298

Proto-Eskimo: *qǝŋa-

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning: nose

Russian meaning: нос

Proto-Yupik: *qǝŋa-

Proto-Inupik: *qǝŋa-

Comments: Cf. *qǝŋa-ɫǝɣ 'drake, eider'.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 298

Proto-Eskimo: *qǝŋaʁra-

Meaning: shin-bone, tibia

Russian meaning: берцовая кость

Proto-Yupik: *qǝŋaʁra-

Proto-Inupik: *qǝŋaʁa- (~ -i-)

Comments: It is very problematic to connect this stem to *qǝŋa- 'nose' on semantic reasons despite CED. The magnificative suffix -ra- could not induce a semantic shift from 'nose' to 'shin-bone'.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 298

Proto-Eskimo: *qǝŋaʁr[u]-

Meaning: snow-drift

Russian meaning: сугроб

Proto-Yupik: *qǝŋaʁru-

Proto-Inupik: *qǝŋaʁra/u-

Comments: This stem has no connection to *qǝŋa- 'nose' or *qǝŋaʁra- 'shin-bone' (some of the forms are included in these entries in CED). Cf. also *qǝmi- 'hillock, ridge', qǝmi-Гruɣ 'snow-drift'.