Where does “kanootti” come from?

kanootti (Finnish) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic kanô — a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub.

kanootti (Finnish): canoe; kayak

Definitions

  1. canoe; kayak

Ancestry of “kanootti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkanotcanoe
2Frenchcanotdinghy; canoe
3Middle Frenchcanotsmall boat made from a tree trunk
4Old Frenchcanetube
5Middle Low Germankāne—
6Old Saxon*kano—
7Proto-Italickanōto sing
8Proto-Germanickanôvessel, vat, tub; boat
9Proto-Indo-Europeangan-a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub

Words derived from “kanootti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gan- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kanô →Every word from Proto-Italic kanō →