Where does “kunu” come from?

kunu (Jamaican Creole) comes from English canoe, from Spanish canoa, from Taíno kanowa, from Proto-Arawak kanawa — canoe.

kunu (Jamaican Creole): Alternative spelling of canoe

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of canoe

Ancestry of “kunu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcanoeA small long and narrow boat, propelled by one or...
2Spanishcanoacanoe
3Taínokanowacanoe
4Proto-Arawakkanawacanoe
Every word from Proto-Arawak kanawa →Every word from Taíno kanowa →Every word from Spanish canoa →