Where does “คายัค” come from?

คายัค (Thai) comes from English kayak, from Inuktitut ᖃᔭᖅ, from Proto-Inuit *qayaq, from Proto-Eskimo *qayaʀ — kayak.

คายัค (Thai): kayak

Definitions

  1. kayak

Ancestry of “คายัค”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkayakA type of small boat, covered over by a surface...
2Inuktitutᖃᔭᖅkayak
3Proto-Inuit*qayaq—
4Proto-Eskimo*qayaʀkayak
Every word from Proto-Eskimo *qayaʀ →Every word from Proto-Inuit *qayaq →Every word from Inuktitut ᖃᔭᖅ →