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inuksuk
Inuktitut · pre-1800s
"something that acts in the capacity of a human"
combined 'inuk' (person) and a suffix meaning 'substitute', describing a stone figure that acts in place of a human
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inuksuk
English · 1900s
"a stone landmark or cairn built by Arctic peoples"
borrowed into English, becoming widely known after being used as the emblem of the 2010 Winter Olympics
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