Where does “Kanu” come from?

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

Kanu (German): a light, narrow boat propelled with paddles: a canoe or kayak

Definitions

  1. a light, narrow boat propelled with paddles: a canoe or kayak

Ancestry of “Kanu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcanoacanoe
2Taínokanowacanoe
3Proto-Arawakkanawacanoe

Words derived from “Kanu”

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