Where does “kajakář” come from?

kajakář (Czech) comes from Czech ar, from French are, from Latin ārea, from Proto-Italic āzeā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

kajakář (Czech): kayaker

Definitions

  1. kayaker

Ancestry of “kajakář”, step by step

kajakář traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech ar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czecharare
2Frencharean are
3Latināreaa piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town)
4Proto-Italicāzeā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Czech kajak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkajakkayak
2GermanKajakkayak
3Inuktitutᖃᔭᖅkayak
4Proto-Inuit*qayaq—
5Proto-Eskimo*qayaʀkayak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic āzeā →
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