Reconstruction:Proto-Ta-Arawak/kanawa

This Proto-Ta-Arawak entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Ta-Arawak

Etymology

From Proto-Arawak *kanawa.

Noun

*kanawa

canoe, boat

Descendants

Guajiro: *anuwa
- Paraujano: anuwa
- Wayuu: anuwa, anua
Lokono-Igñeri: *kanawa
- Lokono: kanoa
- Igñeri-Taíno: *kanawa
  - Garifuna: kawána
  - Taíno: *kanowa
    - → Spanish: canoa (see there for further descendants)

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