Where does “kajaks” come from?
kajaks (Latvian) comes from Estonian kajakas, from Proto-Finnic kajaga, from Proto-Uralic kaja — gull.
kajaks (Latvian): common gull, also known as mew gull
Definitions
- common gull, also known as mew gull
Ancestry of “kajaks”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | kajakas | gull |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kajaga | gull |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | kaja | gull |