Reconstruction:Proto-Eskimo/ana(a)na

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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

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Etymology

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Possibly a reduplication of *a(a)na (grandmother, mother). Likely cognate to Aleut anax̂ ~ anax (mother).

Noun

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*ana(a)na

  1. older female relative

Descendants

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  • Proto-Yupik: *anaana
  • Proto-Inuit: *anaana

References

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  • Fortescue, Michael; Jacobson, Steven; Kaplan, Lawrence (2010). Comparative Eskimo Dictionary with Aleut Cognates. Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center.
  • Starostin, George (ed.) 2011-2019. The Global Lexicostatistical Database. Moscow: Higher School of Economics, & Santa Fe: Santa Fe Institute. Available online at http://starling.rinet.ru/new100/
  • Lorentzen, S. Den grønlandske ordbog, at oqaasileriffik.gl