Where does “canoa” come from?

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

canoa (Spanish): canoe

Definitions

  1. canoe

Ancestry of “canoa”, step by step

canoa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Taíno kanowa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Taínokanowacanoe
2Proto-Arawakkanawacanoe

via Taíno kanoa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Taínokanoadugout canoe

Words derived from “canoa

Every word from Proto-Arawak kanawaEvery word from Taíno kanowa
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