Kamik
/ˈkæmɪk/noun
An Inuit boot traditionally made from animal hide or sealskin.
Did you know?In Inuktitut, the word is commonly written kamik or kamiik, with kamiit meaning “boots” in the plural.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-modern Arctic
Inuit
kamik
“A traditional boot made from animal hide, often sealskin”
Traditional Inuktitut
Inuktitut
kamiik
“Boot or footwear”
Traditional Inuktitut
Inuktitut
kamiit
“Boots; plural form”
20th Century
English
kamik
“An Inuit-style boot adopted as an English loanword”
Modern English
English
Kamik
“An Inuit boot, and also a footwear brand name”