Eskimo etymology : Query result

Proto-Eskimo: *ńajvǝ-

Meaning: to pour out, to empty

Russian meaning: выливать, опоражнивать

Proto-Yupik: *ńajvǝ-

Proto-Inupik: *naavǝ-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 206

Proto-Eskimo: *nakacuɣ

Meaning: bladder

Russian meaning: пузырь (анат.)

Proto-Yupik: *nakacuɣ

Proto-Inupik: *nakacuɣ

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 208

Proto-Eskimo: *nakacuɣ-na-

Meaning: calf (of leg)

Russian meaning: икра ноги

Proto-Yupik: *[n]akacuɣ-na-

Proto-Inupik: *nakacuɣ-na-

Comments: A derivative from *nakacuɣ 'bladder'. The same semantic development is seen in Rus. 'икра (roe)' > 'икра ноги (calf of leg)', PCh *lelŋǝ-n 'fish roe' ~ West Kamch *'lǝlHi-č 'ankle'.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 208

Proto-Eskimo: *Naka-rǝ/a-

Meaning: stem of edible plant

Russian meaning: стебель съедобной травы

Proto-Yupik: *Naka-(rV-)

Proto-Inupik: *naka-(a)-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 208

Proto-Eskimo: *Nakat-

Meaning: sign, mark, pointing stone

Russian meaning: знак, метка, сигнал

Proto-Yupik: *Nakat-

Proto-Inupik: *nakat-

Proto-Eskimo: *Nakǝ- (*Nak-ra-ʁ-, *Nak-ɫu-)

Meaning: to fall headlong, to plunge

Russian meaning: падать вниз головой, нырять

Proto-Yupik: *Nak-ɫu-, -[r]a-ʁ-

Proto-Inupik: *nakkaʁ-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 209

Proto-Eskimo: *nakǝ-ʁ-Ja-

Meaning: direction of strong wind

Russian meaning: направление сильного ветра

Proto-Yupik: *nakVʁ-ja-

Proto-Inupik: *nakǝʁ-, *nakki(r)a-

Proto-Eskimo: *nakǝʁra- ~ *nakrǝʁa-

Meaning: target for shooting

Russian meaning: мишень для стрельбы

Proto-Yupik: *nak-(ǝʁ)-ra-

Proto-Inupik: *nakriʁ-a-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 208

Proto-Eskimo: *nakǝ-Г-

Meaning: to shoot straight, to go straight

Russian meaning: стрелять прямо, идти прямо

Proto-Yupik: *nakǝ-Г-

Proto-Inupik: *nakǝʁ-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 208

Proto-Eskimo: *naki-

Meaning: to have problems with urination

Russian meaning: иметь проблемы с мочеиспусканием

Proto-Yupik: *nak(i)-

Proto-Inupik: *naki-

Comments: This verb has a strong connection to *nakacuɣ 'bladder' (especially 'uric bladder' in Asian Yupik). It seems that the root *naki- was actively associated with certain diuretic problems; thereafter more concrete meanings in Asian Yupik appeared as a result of secondary contamination with this root. Only the original meaning 'bladder (neutral)' for *nakacuɣ can explain the semantic shift to 'calf of leg' in affixed forms.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 209

Proto-Eskimo: *Nak(i)ɫǝ-

Meaning: to trip

Russian meaning: спотыкаться

Proto-Yupik: *NakiɫV-

Proto-Inupik: *nakli-

Comments: Cf. *ńakji- 'hook, to hang by hook', *Naɣǝtǝ- 'to stick, to stub against' (259).

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 207

Proto-Eskimo: *Nakima-

Meaning: to wander around lost, to become disoriented

Russian meaning: заблуждаться, сходить с ума

Proto-Yupik: *Nakim(t)a-

Proto-Inupik: *nakima-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 209

Proto-Eskimo: *ńakji-

Meaning: hook, crooked, to hang by hook

Russian meaning: крюк, изогнутый, зацепить крюком

Proto-Yupik: *ńakji-

Proto-Inupik: *nakci-

Comments: See also *Nak(i)ɫǝ- 'to trip', *Naɣǝtǝ- 'to stick, to stub against', *ńǝɣci- ~ *lǝɣci- 'hook, gaff'.

Proto-Eskimo: *(n)akma-ɣ-

Meaning: to carry on back, pack

Russian meaning: нести на плечах, вьюк

Proto-Yupik: *akma-ɣ

Proto-Inupik: *nakmaɣ-, *m-

Comments: A cultural term borrowed from KCh *'ǝt́mǝq- 'package'; the transitive verbal derivative in that language would have to be *'n-'ǝt́mǝq-, with the meaning 'to make an usual operation with package, i. e. to carry a pack'. Reflexes of such a verb are present in Inupik.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 221

Proto-Eskimo: *NakmV-

Meaning: good, strong, to like

Russian meaning: хороший, здоровый, любить

Proto-Yupik: *Nak(mi)-

Proto-Inupik: *nakuu-, *nakkuГǝ-

Comments: The relation between this root and Central Alaskan Yupik nakukǝ- 'to torment, to fight', North Alaskan Inupik nakkutiɣɨ- 'to have as source of enjoyment, to tease' remains unclear.

Proto-Eskimo: *ńaku(v)-

Meaning: cross-eyed

Russian meaning: косоглазый

Proto-Yupik: *ńaku-

Proto-Inupik: *naku-, *nakkutǝ-

Comments: It is possible to reconstruct *ńakru-; if so, this word may be connected to *ńakji- 'hook'.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 209

Proto-Eskimo: *naɫǝ-

Meaning: opposite side, straight here

Russian meaning: напротив, прямо здесь

Proto-Yupik: *naɫǝ-na-

Proto-Inupik: *nalǝ-

Comments: Cf. also *Naɫǝ- 'even, equal'.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 210, 211

Proto-Eskimo: *Naɫǝ-

Meaning: even, equal

Russian meaning: равный, такой же

Proto-Yupik: *Naɫǝ-

Proto-Inupik: *nalǝ-, *nallǝ-

Comments: It seems necessary to distingush this root from *naɫǝ- 'opposite side'.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 210, 211

Proto-Eskimo: *Naɫǝkaɣ

Meaning: crotch, rear or top of trousers

Russian meaning: промежность, верхняя часть штанов

Proto-Yupik: *Naɫǝk[a]ɣ

Proto-Inupik: *nalikaɣ

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 211

Proto-Eskimo: *naɫʁu-

Meaning: straight, correct

Russian meaning: прямой, правильный

Proto-Yupik: *naɫʁu-t-

Proto-Inupik: *nalʁu-

Comments: Cf. also *naɫqi-ɣ- 'to correct, to straighten'.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 211