Etymology

Kanak

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Today it means: An indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia. Full definition →

French canaque ← English kanaka ← Hawaiian kanaka
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Kanak · noun1

  1. Hawaiian · derived fromkanaka“person”
  2. English · derived fromkanaka“Pacific islander”
  3. French · borrowed fromcanaque
  4. English todayKanak

First attested in 1910, borrowed from French canaque, from English kanaka (“Pacific islander”), from Hawaiian kanaka (“person”).

Kanak · proper noun2

  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromकनक
  2. Sanskrit · borrowed fromकनक
  3. English todayKanak

Borrowed from Sanskrit कनक (kanaka).

Words from the same roots

Hawaiiankanaka all →

kanaka

Sanskritकनक all →

Kanakangi

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