Where does “eskimokanootti” come from?
eskimokanootti (Finnish) comes from Finnish kanootti, from Swedish kanot, from French canot, from Middle French canot, from Old French cane, from Middle Low German kāne, from Old Saxon *kano, from Proto-Italic kanō — a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub.
eskimokanootti (Finnish): kayak
Definitions
- kayak
Ancestry of “eskimokanootti”, step by step
eskimokanootti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kanootti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kanootti | canoe; kayak |
| 2 | Swedish | kanot | canoe |
| 3 | French | canot | dinghy; canoe |
| 4 | Middle French | canot | small boat made from a tree trunk |
| 5 | Old French | cane | tube |
| 6 | Middle Low German | kāne | — |
| 7 | Old Saxon | *kano | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kanō | to sing |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kanô | vessel, vat, tub; boat |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gan- | a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub |
via Finnish eskimo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | eskimo | Eskimo; Synonym of jäätelöpuikko |
| 2 | English | eskimo | A member of a group of indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic, from Siberia, through Alaska and Northern Canada, to Greenland, including the Inuit and Yupik |
| 3 | French | esquimau | Eskimo; Inuit; snowsuit |
| 4 | Algonquin | ayashkimew | — |