Where does “kano” come from?

kano (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian *kano, from Proto-Oceanic *kanon.

Ancestry of “kano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*kano—
2Proto-Oceanic*kanon—

Words derived from “kano”

Every word from Proto-Oceanic *kanon →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *kano →