Where does “カヤック” come from?
カヤック (Japanese) comes from English kayak, from Inuktitut ᖃᔭᖅ, from Proto-Inuit *qayaq, from Proto-Eskimo *qayaʀ.
カヤック (Japanese): a kayak
Ancestry of “カヤック”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | kayak | A type of small boat, covered over by a surface... |
| 2 | Inuktitut | ᖃᔭᖅ | kayak |
| 3 | Proto-Inuit | *qayaq | — |
| 4 | Proto-Eskimo | *qayaʀ | — |