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Reconstruction:Proto-Eskimo/uqru-

This Proto-Eskimo entry contains reconstructed words 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

Noun

*uqru-

  1. fat, blubber

Descendants
  • Inuit:
    • Inupiaq: uqsruq (“oil, seal oil”)
    • Inuktitut: ᐅᖅᓱᖅ (uqsuq, “oil, blubber”)
    • Greenlandic: orsoq (“oil, blubber, grease”)
      • West Greenlandic Pidgin: oksok ("bacon")
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