Etymology

Yup'ik

Today it means: A member of an Eskimo people of western and southwestern Alaska. Full definition →

Yup'ik Yup'ik ← Proto-Eskimo *iŋuɣpiɣ
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  1. Proto-Eskimo · derived from*iŋuɣpiɣ
  2. Yup'ik · borrowed fromYup'ik“real person”
  3. English todayYup'ik

Borrowed from Yup'ik Yup'ik (“real person”), from Proto-Eskimo *iŋuɣpiɣ, from *iŋuɣ (“human, person”).

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