English

kayaking

From kayak + -ing.

A compound of kayak + -ing

Proto-Eskimo *qayaʁ

Inuktitut ᖃᔭᖅ ‘hunter's boat’

English kayak

Today it means

noun A water sport involving racing, or doing tricks in, a kayak.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / kayaking