Where does “kano” come from?

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

kano (Norwegian Nynorsk): a canoe

Definitions

  1. a canoe

Ancestry of “kano”, step by step

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