Where does “kanu” come from?

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

kanu (Tok Pisin): canoe

Definitions

  1. canoe

Ancestry of “kanu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcanoeA small long and narrow boat, propelled by one or...
2Spanishcanoacanoe
3Taínokanowacanoe
4Proto-Arawakkanawacanoe
Every word from Proto-Arawak kanawa →Every word from Taíno kanowa →Every word from Spanish canoa →