Reconstruction:Proto-Eskimo/nayyiʀaʀ

This Proto-Eskimo entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Eskimo

Etymology

From *nayyiʀ (“ringed seal”) +‎ *ʀaʀ (“young, small”, postbase).

Noun

*nayyiʀaʀ

1. young (ringed) seal

Descendants

• Proto-Yupik: *nayyiʀaʀ
  • Naukanski: nayiraq
  • Central Siberian Yupik: naziraq (“long-haired ringed seal”)
  • Sirenik: naciʀaχ
• Proto-Inuit: *natciʀaq
  • ⇒ Northwest Alaskan Inupiatun: nassiaġzruk
  • ⇒ North Alaskan Inupiatun: natchiaġruk (“small seal”)
  • Inuvialuktun:
    • Inuinnaqtun: nattiaq
  • Inuktitut: ᓇᑦᓯᐊᖅ (natsiaq), natsiaq
  • Inuktun: natsiaq
  • Greenlandic: natsiaq