...stupid idea

Where did the word "kanu" come from, and when did people start using it in reference to outriggers? Just wondering...

Submitted by goto on Thu, 08/31/2006 - 10:47am



The word "Canoe" comes from the Taino culture (seafaring people as well, but in the Caribbean). "Kanu" may be just a phonetical play on that. ??


#1 Thu, 08/31/2006 - 12:04pm


Kanu may have also come from the latin root KANOOS...

which was then adopted by the french and evolved into the varation of PNEUS.


#2 Sun, 09/03/2006 - 6:17pm


and probably was used to describe outriggers in the 19th century when Germany had large holdings in the Western Pacific


#3 Sun, 09/03/2006 - 7:03pm


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