Reconstruction:Proto-Eskimo/ayvǝʀ

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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

Possibly linked with *ayaɣ- (to push or thrust with a pole).

Noun

*ayvǝʀ

  1. walrus

Descendants

References

  • Fortescue, Michael; Jacobson, Steven; Kaplan, Lawrence (2010). Comparative Eskimo Dictionary with Aleut Cognates. Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center.