Where does “kajak” come from?

kajak (Dutch) comes from English kayak, from Inuktitut ᖃᔭᖅ, from Proto-Inuit *qayaq, from Proto-Eskimo *qayaʀ — kayak.

kajak (Dutch): kayak

Definitions

  1. kayak

Ancestry of “kajak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkayakA type of small boat, covered over by a surface...
2Inuktitutᖃᔭᖅkayak
3Proto-Inuit*qayaq—
4Proto-Eskimo*qayaʀkayak

Words derived from “kajak”

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