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Where does “canoa” come from?

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

canoa (Italian): canoe; canoeing

Definitions

  1. canoe; canoeing

Ancestry of “canoa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcanoacanoe
2Taínokanowacanoe
3Proto-Arawakkanawacanoe
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