Kanu
German (Berlin)
[ˈkaː.nu]
noun
Definitions
- canoe or kayak
Etymology
Borrowed from English canoe derived from Spanish, Castilian canoa derived from Taino *kanowa (dugout canoe).
Origin
Taino
*kanowa
Gloss
dugout canoe
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- canoe English
- canoeable English
- canoeist English
- canoelike English
- canoeman English
- canoer English
- canoewood English
- douchecanoe English
- paracanoe English
- kanootti Finnish
- canoa Latin
- canoa Italian
- kano Dutch, Flemish
- canot French
- canoa Spanish, Castilian
- canotaje Spanish, Castilian
- kano Norwegian Bokmål
- kano Norwegian Nynorsk
- canú Irish
- canoa Catalan, Valencian
- kano Faroese
- kanu Tok Pisin
- kunu Jamaican Creole
- *kanowa Taino
- kanoa Taino
- canoaa Seri
- kanowa Maquiritari
- canuva San Juan Colorado Mixtec
- canuva Huichol
- *kanawa Proto-Arawakan