Where does “kanowa” come from?

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

kanowa (Maquiritari): canoe

Definitions

  1. canoe

Ancestry of “kanowa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcanoacanoe
2Taínokanowacanoe
3Proto-Arawakkanawacanoe
Every word from Proto-Arawak kanawa →Every word from Taíno kanowa →Every word from Spanish canoa →