Old Turkic kayguk develops into Turkish kayık through documented Turkic consonant-cluster reduction and vowel history; it does not descend from Inuit qayaq.
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COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 0525historical continuationestablished
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kayık
small boat or rowboat
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedOld Turkic · Old Turkic, 11th century · small boatkayguk
small boat
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The small-boat referent remains central.
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José Andrés Alonso de la Fuente · Türk Dil Kurumu
established — The historical and modern forms are independently documented.
reviewed
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Urban legends: Turkish kayık “boat” and “Eskimo” qayaq “kayak”pp. 7–24 — Old Turkic kayguk and modern Turkish kayık
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents the historical continuation inside Turkic.
Kayık — Güncel Türkçe SözlükGüncel Türkçe Sözlük — kayık
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents the current Turkish headword.
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