Where does “ca nô” come from?

ca nô (Vietnamese) comes from French canot, from Middle French canot, from Old French cane, from Middle Low German kāne, from Old Saxon *kano, from Proto-Italic kanō, from Proto-Germanic kanô, from Proto-Indo-European gan- — a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub.

ca nô (Vietnamese): a speedboat

Definitions

a speedboat

Ancestry of “ca nô”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	canot	dinghy; canoe
2	Middle French	canot	small boat made from a tree trunk
3	Old French	cane	tube
4	Middle Low German	kāne	—
5	Old Saxon	*kano	—
6	Proto-Italic	kanō	to sing
7	Proto-Germanic	kanô	vessel, vat, tub; boat
8	Proto-Indo-European	gan-	a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gan- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kanô →Every word from Proto-Italic kanō →