Etymology

kayaking

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Today it means: A water sport involving racing, or doing tricks in, a kayak. Full definition →

English kayak ← Inuktitut ᖃᔭᖅ (qayaq) ← Proto-Inuit *qayaq
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  1. Proto-Eskimo*qayaʀ
  2. Proto-Inuit*qayaq
  3. Inuktitutᖃᔭᖅ (qayaq)
  4. Englishkayak
  5. English todaykayaking

From kayak + -ing.

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