Eskimo etymology : Query result

Proto-Eskimo: *uq(a)-

Meaning: to sleep (with neg.)

Russian meaning: спать (с отриц.)

Proto-Yupik: *uqa-ma-(ŋ)i- neg.

Proto-Inupik: *uq-uma-ŋia-

Comments: The verb stem has a perfective formant *-(u)ma- before the negation.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 379

Proto-Eskimo: *uqǝ-na-ʁ-

Meaning: to be hot, heat

Russian meaning: жаркий, горячий, жар

Proto-Yupik: *uqǝ-na-ʁ-

Proto-Inupik: *uuna-ʁ-

Comments: This stem is contaminated with *uu-(t-) 'to be or get burnt' in Inupik but is really a derivative from *uq[u]- 'hot, warm, south, sun'.

Proto-Eskimo: *uq(iɣ)

Meaning: weight (heaviness or lightness)

Russian meaning: вес (тяжесть или легкость)

Proto-Yupik: *uqiɣ, *uqa-ma-

Proto-Inupik: *uq- (-uma-it- neg.), *uqi-(ɣ) (-t-)

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 379

Proto-Eskimo: *uqila-

Meaning: fast runner

Russian meaning: быстро бегающий

Proto-Yupik: *uqila-

Proto-Inupik: *uqila-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 379

Proto-Eskimo: *uqli-ʁ-

Meaning: to aim at

Russian meaning: целиться, метиться

Proto-Yupik: *uqli-ʁ-

Proto-Inupik: *uqliʁ-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 380

Proto-Eskimo: *uqru-

Meaning: fat, blubber

Russian meaning: жир, ворвань, сало

Proto-Yupik: *uqru-, *uqrilŋu-

Proto-Inupik: *uqru-, *uqri-ʔŋu-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 378

Proto-Eskimo: *uqru- ~ *uqri-

Meaning: shelter from wind

Russian meaning: укрытие от ветра

Proto-Yupik: *uqri-ʁ (-unt)

Proto-Inupik: *uqqu-it-, *uqu-unt

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 379

Proto-Eskimo: *uq[u]-

Meaning: hot, warm, south, sun

Russian meaning: жаркий, горячий, теплый, юг, солнце

Proto-Yupik: *uq(u)-, *uqǝʁa

Proto-Inupik: *uqu-ʁ-

Comments: Cf. the derivative *uqǝ-na-ʁ- 'to be hot, heat'. Cf. PCh *ǝkkè- (~ -ʁq-) 'heat, hot place under sun' < KCh *'ǝ̆ɣke- 'parching, heating'.

Proto-Eskimo: *uqviɣ

Meaning: willow, shrub, tree

Russian meaning: ива, куст, дерево

Proto-Yupik: *uqviɣ

Proto-Inupik: *uqpiɣ

Comments: The stem has to be considered a loanword from KCh *'uv- ~ *'uj- 'tree' (more exactly, from PKam *'u'f 'tree') for phonetic and semantic reasons.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 380

Proto-Eskimo: *uqvuɣ

Meaning: mould, maggot

Russian meaning: плесень, личинка

Proto-Yupik: *uqvuɣ (~ *uquv ?)

Proto-Inupik: *uquɣ, *uquГ-

Comments: Cf. PKam *kawk 'мушиный след; fly's faeces, mould'.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 380

Proto-Eskimo: *uram-(tǝ-)

Meaning: to trick, to deceive

Russian meaning: обманывать

Proto-Yupik: *uram-(tǝ-)

Proto-Inupik: *uamǝt- (*uat-)

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 358

Proto-Eskimo: *urǝ+ka-

Meaning: cod, dorse

Russian meaning: треска

Proto-Yupik: *urǝka-

Proto-Inupik: *uuɣa-

Comments: The voiced reflex in Inupik shows that the word had a morphological boundary or was a compound. Better still, this could be the result of adopting PCh *ukiš(i) 'herring' or *ъškan- 'salmon sp., kizhucha'.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 359

Proto-Eskimo: *urǝ-(ma-)

Meaning: to flirt, dissolute

Russian meaning: флиртовать, ухаживать, распутный

Proto-Yupik: *ur-maʁ-

Proto-Inupik: *uima-, *uiqra-ʁ-

Proto-Eskimo: *urǝni

Meaning: sweat

Russian meaning: пот

Proto-Yupik: *uRǝnit-

Proto-Inupik: *uu(n)ni(-)

Proto-Eskimo: *urǝ(Гu)-

Meaning: rash, irritated skin, burn

Russian meaning: сыпь, раздражение на коже, ожог

Proto-Yupik: *urǝ(Гu)-

Proto-Inupik: *uu-nǝʁ, *uu-ʁ-

Comments: Concrete forms are placed in different entries in CED. The original meaning has been strongly influenced by uu-(t-) 'to burn' in Inupik languages.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 363

Proto-Eskimo: *ur(ɣ)-a-, *urɣ-iʁ-

Meaning: to give direction, to watch over, to measure etc.

Proto-Yupik: *u(r)a-kǝ-

Proto-Inupik: *urriʁ-(tu-), *urra-

Comments: Cf. *uriɣ- ~ *urǝɣ- 'to try, to test, to measure'.

Proto-Eskimo: *uriɣ- ~ *urǝɣ-

Meaning: to try, to test, to measure

Russian meaning: пробовать (и на вкус), измерять

Proto-Yupik: *uriɣ-(tǝ-) (-nǝʁ)

Proto-Inupik: *uuɣ-, *uuktu-(aʁ-)

Comments: The variant with the second reduced vowel is reflected in Inupik forms. Cf. Proto-Inupik *urriʁ-(tu-), *urra- 'to give direction, to measure' as well as Naukan urāqa 'to measure' (< Inupik): the same root in a different morphological variant, resulting in *urɣ-iʁ-, *urɣ-a-. Cf. Proto-Yupik *urpǝ- (~ *-jp-) 'to measure, to weigh'.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 358, 359

Proto-Eskimo: *u(r)i-t-

Meaning: to open eyes

Russian meaning: открывать глаза

Proto-Yupik: *uHitǝ-, *uHita-nt

Proto-Inupik: *uit-(a-), *uiri-, *uitta-nt

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 384

Proto-Eskimo: *urivǝ-

Meaning: around, to go around, to revolve

Russian meaning: кругом, ходить вокруг, кружиться

Proto-Yupik: *urivǝ-

Proto-Inupik: *uiv-aʁ-, *uiv-ra-ʁ-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 386

Proto-Eskimo: *urmi- (-na-, -ruɣ-)

Meaning: to hate, infuriated

Russian meaning: ненавидеть, яростный

Proto-Yupik: *urmi- (-na-, -Ruɣ-)

Proto-Inupik: *uumi- (-na-, -ruɣ-, -la-)

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 362