The story
- Chukchi · derived fromaliat“island”
- Aleut · derived fromallíthuh“community”
- Russian · derived fromалеу́т
- English todayAleut
From Russian алеу́т (aleút), probably from a native word, perhaps Aleut allíthuh (“community”) or Chukchi aliat (“island”).
Words from the same roots
Aleutallíthuh all →
Alutiiq
Chukchialiat all →
Aleutian Islands
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.