Where does “canoe” come from?

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

canoe (Romanian): canoe

Definitions

  1. canoe

Ancestry of “canoe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcanoëcanoe
2Spanishcanoacanoe
3Taínokanowacanoe
4Proto-Arawakkanawacanoe

Words derived from “canoe”

Every word from Proto-Arawak kanawa →Every word from Taíno kanowa →Every word from Spanish canoa →