Is English language weird or kayakists just not go

Is English language weird or kayakists just not good at naming stuff ?

I hope my title is not too provocative but there is something I always wondered and I never saw any info about it.

Why the name "surfski" while these kayaks are not (usually) used in the surf but rather on waves...

and "waveskis" are used in surf and not waves

Historically the first version of what we now call ski was used in the surf, hence the name.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surf_ski#History

You can surf waves outside the surfzone, you might find some video's on that

www.surfresearch.com.au/0000h_SurfSki.html

Thanks to all for the replies. So to summarize mu understanding, surfskis originally looked like waveskis:



"This 1919 picture establishes
Harry McLaren as the first
maker of surf skis. "

Getting longer they kept their names ans while waveskis appeared in the 70ies, they had to take this name because the name surfski was already taken. I still think it's a pity the 2 names are not switched.