Where does “kayak” come from?

kayak (Turkish) comes from Turkish kaymak, from Ottoman Turkish قایماق, from Proto-Turkic *kańak — cream, kaymak.

kayak (Turkish): ski

Definitions

  1. ski

Ancestry of “kayak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkaymakkaymak; best part of something; to slide; to...
2Ottoman Turkishقایماقkaymak, a creamy dairy product similar to clotted cream, made in Turkic countries
3Proto-Turkic*kańakcream, kaymak

Words derived from “kayak”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *kańak →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قایماق →Every word from Turkish kaymak →