Where does “gowena” come from?

gowena (Kriol) comes from English goanna, from English guana, from English iguana, from Spanish iguana, from Taíno iwana — iguana.

gowena (Kriol): goanna

Definitions

  1. goanna

Ancestry of “gowena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgoannaAny of various monitor lizards native to...
2EnglishguanaAn iguana
3EnglishiguanaA green iguana (Iguana iguana), a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet
4Spanishiguanaiguana
5Taínoiwanaiguana
Every word from Taíno iwana →Every word from Spanish iguana →Every word from English iguana →