English

Proto-Inuit

From proto- + Inuit.

Proto-Indo-European *pér ‘through’

Proto-Indo-European *pró ‘forwards, before’

Proto-Hellenic *pró

Ancient Greek πρό ‘before’

Ancient Greek πρῶτος ‘first’

Proto-Inuit *inuɣ

Inuktitut ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ‘the people’

English Inuit

Today it means

name A language that preceded the Inuit languages.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Inuit