English
inukshuk
Inukshuk comes from Inuktitut ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ ‘in the likeness of a human’.
- Inuktitutmodernᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃinoksok‘in the likeness of a human’
- Englishearliest quotation 2004inukshuk
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Inuktitutmodernᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃinoksok‘in the likeness of a human’
- Englishearliest quotation 2004inukshuk
Earliest quotation: 2004, Pamela R Stern, Historical Dictionary of the Inuit: “The Nunavut Territory flag bears a rendering of an…”
Every English word from Inuktitut ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ
Today it means
noun A structure of piled stones, used as a landmark and traditionally constructed by the Inuit, often resembling a humanoid figure.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Inuktitut ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ / inukshuk