Where does “kayakçı” come from?

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

kayakçı (Turkish): skier

Definitions

  1. skier

Ancestry of “kayakçı”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkayakski
2Turkishkaymakkaymak; best part of something; to slide; to...
3Ottoman Turkishقایماقkaymak, a creamy dairy product similar to clotted cream, made in Turkic countries
4Proto-Turkic*kańakcream, kaymak
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kańak →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قایماق →Every word from Turkish kaymak →