Words that come from Proto-Eskimo “qyaq”

16 words across 15 languages descend from Proto-Eskimo qyaq — including kayak, kayaker, qajaq, カヤック, kayak, kayak, kayak, kajak.

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English (2)

Greenlandic (1)

Japanese (1)

Cebuano (1)

French (1)

Italian (1)

Dutch (1)

Polish (1)

Slovak (1)

Inuktitut (1)

Norman (1)

Norwegian Bokmål (1)

Norwegian Nynorsk (1)

German (1)

Thai (1)