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
Ancestry of “gowena”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | goanna | Any of various monitor lizards native to... |
| 2 | English | guana | An iguana |
| 3 | English | iguana | A green iguana , a large tropical American lizard... |
| 4 | Spanish | iguana | iguana |
| 5 | Taíno | iwana | iguana |