Where does “kanoottikaksikko” come from?
kanoottikaksikko (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.
kanoottikaksikko (Finnish): tandem canoe, C-2, C2
Definitions
- tandem canoe, C-2, C2
Ancestry of “kanoottikaksikko”, step by step
kanoottikaksikko 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 |