Where does “paitaalek” come from?

paitaalek (Yup'ik) comes from Russian байда́рка, from Russian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

paitaalek (Yup'ik): 2- or 3-hole kayak

Definitions

  1. 2- or 3-hole kayak

Ancestry of “paitaalek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбайда́ркаcanoe
2Russian-каnow, just
3Proto-Slavic-ьka—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
5Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Russian -ка →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →