Where does “kajak” come from?
kajak (Polish) comes from Inuktitut ᖃᔭᖅ, from Proto-Inuit *qayaq, from Proto-Eskimo *qayaʀ.
kajak (Polish): canoe; kayak
Ancestry of “kajak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Inuktitut | ᖃᔭᖅ | kayak |
| 2 | Proto-Inuit | *qayaq | — |
| 3 | Proto-Eskimo | *qayaʀ | — |