Where does “каноист” come from?

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

каноист (Russian): canoeist, canoer

Definitions

  1. canoeist, canoer

Ancestry of “каноист”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкано́эcanoe
2Spanishcanoacanoe
3Taínokanowacanoe
4Proto-Arawakkanawacanoe
Every word from Proto-Arawak kanawa →Every word from Taíno kanowa →Every word from Spanish canoa →