Where does “kayak” come from?

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

kayak (Indonesian): like, such as; kayak

Definitions

  1. like, such as; kayak

Ancestry of “kayak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkajakkayak
2EnglishkayakA type of small boat, covered over by a surface...
3Inuktitutᖃᔭᖅkayak
4Proto-Inuit*qayaq—
5Proto-Eskimo*qayaʀkayak

Words derived from “kayak”

Every word from Proto-Eskimo *qayaʀ →Every word from Proto-Inuit *qayaq →Every word from Inuktitut ᖃᔭᖅ →