seqinersiutit = sunglasses in West Greenlandic
In majority of languages, the name for the frame holding two tinted lenses worn in front of the eyes to protect them against the sun includes the word “sun”. It is no different with the West Greenlandic “seqinersiutit” where “seqineq” means “sun”.
sun > sunglasses in English
aurinko > aurinkolasit in Finnish
sol > solbriller in Danish
zon > zonnebril in Dutch
saulė > saulesbrilles in Lithuanian
słońce > okulary przeciwsłoneczne in Polish
güneş > güneş gözlüğü in Turkish
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