Where does “kanoottiurheilu” come from?
kanoottiurheilu (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.
kanoottiurheilu (Finnish): canoeing
Ancestry of “kanoottiurheilu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |