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Reconstruction:Proto-Eskimo/aʀiłaʀ-

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 *aʀi(t)- (“to become wet”) possibly with the postbase *la(ʀ)- (“repeatedly”).

Verb

*aʀiłaʀ-

  1. to be damp

Descendants
  • Proto-Yupik: *aʀiłaʀ-
    • Alutiiq: aʀillaq (“steam”)
    • Yup'ik:
      • Nunivak: arilla (“moisture”), arilla-
    • ⇒ Naukanski: [script needed] (aʀiłanaq, “slush, mire”)
  • Proto-Inuit: *ailaʀ-
    • ⇒ Proto-Inuit: *ailaq (“dampness”) (see there for further descendants)
    • Northwest Alaskan Inupiatun: ailaq-
    • North Alaskan Inupiatun: aiḷaq-
    • Inuvialuktun:
      • Siglit: ailaq-
    • Inuktitut: ailaq, ᐁᓚᖅ (elaq)
    • Greenlandic: aalaraa
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