Where does “kaik” come from?
kaik (English) comes from English caique, from French caïque, from Italian caicco, from Turkish kayık, from Ottoman Turkish قایق, from Proto-Turkic *kiayguk.
kaik (English): Alternative spelling of caique
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of caique
Ancestry of “kaik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | caique | A small wooden trading vessel, brightly painted... |
| 2 | French | caïque | A small craft/boat used in the archipelago and... |
| 3 | Italian | caicco | caique |
| 4 | Turkish | kayık | boat |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | قایق | boat |
| 6 | Proto-Turkic | *kiayguk | — |