English
Iqaluit
Iqaluit comes from Inuktitut ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ‘place of fish’, and goes back to Proto-Eskimo *ǝqaɫuɣ.
- Proto-Eskimoprehistoric (reconstructed)*ǝqaɫuɣreconstructed
- Proto-Inuitprehistoric (reconstructed)*ǝqaluɣreconstructed
- Inuktitutmodernᐃᖃᓗᒃiqalok‘fish’
- Inuktitut, derivedmodernᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ‘place of fish’plural of ᐃᖃᓗᒃ
- EnglishtodayIqaluit
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Eskimoprehistoric (reconstructed)*ǝqaɫuɣreconstructed
- Proto-Inuitprehistoric (reconstructed)*ǝqaluɣreconstructed
- Inuktitutmodernᐃᖃᓗᒃiqalok‘fish’
- Inuktitut, derivedmodernᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ‘place of fish’plural of ᐃᖃᓗᒃ
- EnglishtodayIqaluit
Every English word from Proto-Eskimo *ǝqaɫuɣ
Today it means
name The capital city of Nunavut, Canada.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Eskimo *ǝqaɫuɣ / Iqaluit