kayak- root words — words with the kayak- root

The root kayak- comes from Greenlandic Inuit qajaq, meaning hunter's boat. 3 words in Dendril are built from it, including kayak, kayaking, kayaks. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the kayak- root

Explore words with kayak- — words containing the kayak- root and sharing its sense of "hunter's boat". Examples include kayak, kayaking, kayaks. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does kayak- mean?

The kayak- root means hunter's boat, from Greenlandic Inuit qajaq. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.