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NODE / 0566reconstructedProto-Eskimo

*qan(ə)-

to go or come near

DATE
deeper Proto-Eskimo analysis
SENSE
approach go near
FAMILY
Eskimo-Aleut / Eskimo
CANONICAL KEY
node:70:qanə:reconstructed:sense:approach-go-near

Alonso de la Fuente proposes this internal Eskimo base; the exact derivation remains analytical.

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This form is reconstructed by comparison. It is not directly attested in this exact written form.

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ANCESTRAL EDGES

ROOT OF THIS ROOT

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THE TRAIL ENDS HERE.

No securely reviewed ancestor extends beyond this node. 1 evidence path stops at this boundary.

INSPECT 1 CITED BOUNDARY CLAIM
GO DEEPERknowledge boundaryboundary
Beyond secure reconstruction · before the reviewed Proto-Eskimo base · qajaq deep boundary

UNKNOWN

No deeper ancestor is promoted beyond *qan(ə)-.

SOUND
No deeper form is promoted beyond the reviewed Proto-Eskimo base.
MEANING
The graph stops before speculative macro-family comparison.
SCHOLAR
SET-U editorial boundary · José Andrés Alonso de la Fuente
CONFIDENCE
boundary
Urban legends: Turkish kayık “boat” and “Eskimo” qayaq “kayak”supportsConclusion and recoverable-stage limit

Supports stopping before the rejected Turkic comparison or deeper speculation.

ORIGINAL ↗
OPEN CANONICAL EDGE 524 ↗
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DIRECT DESCENDANT EDGES

THE NEXT HISTORICAL STEP

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DESCENDANTproposed derivationproposed
Proto-Eskimo · Proto-Eskimo reconstruction · kayak formation

*qan-yaq

reconstructed kayak formation

SOUND
The source analyzes *qan-yaq within Proto-Eskimo from *qan(ə)-; the notation is preserved without inventing an unattested segment-by-segment derivation.
MEANING
A motion or approach base is proposed beneath the lexicalized kayak formation.
SCHOLAR
José Andrés Alonso de la Fuente
CONFIDENCE
proposed — The deeper internal analysis is published but remains analytical rather than directly attested.
Urban legends: Turkish kayık “boat” and “Eskimo” qayaq “kayak”supportsAbstract — *qan-yaq from Proto-Eskimo *qan(ə)-

Publishes the proposed internal derivation.

ORIGINAL ↗
OPEN CANONICAL EDGE 523 ↗
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TRANSITIVE DESCENDANT CLOSURE

EVERY REVIEWED BRANCH FROM HERE

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This is the complete downstream closure currently supported by the canonical graph. Every displayed step is a real reviewed edge with its own sound claim, meaning claim, scholar, confidence, and citations.

UNIQUE DESCENDANT NODES
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REVIEWED EDGES
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DEEPEST PATH
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MODERN DOSSIERS REACHED
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kayak3 connected nodesqajaq2 connected nodes
HISTORICAL STEP 011 EDGE
STEP 01proposed derivationproposed
Proto-Eskimo*qan(ə)-→Proto-Eskimo · Proto-Eskimo reconstruction*qan-yaqreconstructed kayak formation
SOUND
The source analyzes *qan-yaq within Proto-Eskimo from *qan(ə)-; the notation is preserved without inventing an unattested segment-by-segment derivation.
MEANING
A motion or approach base is proposed beneath the lexicalized kayak formation.
José Andrés Alonso de la Fuente1 CITATIONEDGE 523 ↗
Urban legends: Turkish kayık “boat” and “Eskimo” qayaq “kayak” · Abstract — *qan-yaq from Proto-Eskimo *qan(ə)- ↗
HISTORICAL STEP 022 EDGES
STEP 02proposed inheritanceprobable
Proto-Eskimo*qan-yaq→Inuit source (variety unspecified) · Inuit source form; variety unspecifiedqayaqkayak; traditional narrow skin-covered watercraft
SOUND
The broad Inuit qayaq form is compared with Proto-Eskimo *qan-yaq; the notation is source-dependent and does not identify one modern donor variety.
MEANING
The kayak or skin-boat referent remains central across the comparison.
José Andrés Alonso de la Fuente3 CITATIONSEDGE 316 ↗
Kayak — Word History · Word History — Etymology ↗Qajaq-terms · Qajaq-terms — Greenlandic terminology ↗Urban legends: Turkish kayık “boat” and “Eskimo” qayaq “kayak” · Abstract and pp. 7–24 — recoverable Eskimo stages *qan-yaq and *qan(ə)- ↗
STEP 02inheritanceprobable
Proto-Eskimo*qan-yaq→Greenlandic · Greenlandic record–todayqajaqkayak; traditional narrow hunting and travel craft
SOUND
Greenlandic qajaq continues the independently reconstructed Proto-Eskimo kayak formation; exact intermediate dialect stages are not over-specified.
MEANING
The watercraft referent remains central.
José Andrés Alonso de la Fuente · Oqaasileriffik2 CITATIONSEDGE 522 ↗
Qajaq-terms · Qajaq-terms — qajaq and derived terminology ↗Urban legends: Turkish kayık “boat” and “Eskimo” qayaq “kayak” · Abstract and pp. 7–24 — Greenlandic and Proto-Eskimo history ↗
HISTORICAL STEP 031 EDGE
STEP 03borrowingestablished
Inuit source (variety unspecified)qayaq→Present-Day English · 1757–todaykayaka narrow pointed boat propelled by a double-bladed paddle
SOUND
Inuit qayaq was adapted to the English spelling kayak and English pronunciation.
MEANING
The Indigenous Arctic watercraft name retained its central referent in English and later expanded to modern recreational craft.
Merriam-Webster Editors1 CITATIONEDGE 315 ↗
Kayak — Word History · Word History — Etymology; First Known Use ↗

“Every” means every descendant in the reviewed SET-U graph. It does not convert missing scholarship or missing ingestion into a claim of historical completeness. The coverage ledger remains the honest denominator.

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RECORDED EVIDENCE

ATTESTATIONS / FIRST KNOWN USE

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NO RECORDED WITNESS ATTACHED.

That is expected for a reconstructed form: the node is inferred from comparison, not quoted from a surviving occurrence.

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EDITORIAL REUSE

WORD DOSSIERS USING THIS NODE

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03qajaq*qan(ə)- · established