Where does “intiaanikanootti” come from?
intiaanikanootti (Finnish) comes from Finnish kanootti, from Swedish kanot, from French canot, from Middle French canot, from Old French cane, from Middle Low German kāne, from Old Saxon *kano, from Proto-Italic kanō — a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub.
intiaanikanootti (Finnish): canoe, Canadian canoe
Definitions
- canoe, Canadian canoe
Ancestry of “intiaanikanootti”, step by step
intiaanikanootti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kanootti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kanootti | canoe; kayak |
| 2 | Swedish | kanot | canoe |
| 3 | French | canot | dinghy; canoe |
| 4 | Middle French | canot | small boat made from a tree trunk |
| 5 | Old French | cane | tube |
| 6 | Middle Low German | kāne | — |
| 7 | Old Saxon | *kano | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kanō | to sing |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kanô | vessel, vat, tub; boat |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gan- | a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub |