Where does “canoë” come from?

canoë (French) comes from Spanish canoa, from Taíno kanowa, from Proto-Arawak kanawa — canoe.

canoë (French): canoe

Definitions

  1. canoe

Ancestry of “canoë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcanoacanoe
2Taínokanowacanoe
3Proto-Arawakkanawacanoe

Words derived from “canoë”

Every word from Proto-Arawak kanawa →Every word from Taíno kanowa →Every word from Spanish canoa →
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