See also: Kanata, kaná:ta, Kānata, and káňata Estonian Noun kanata abessive singular of kana Japanese Romanization kanata Rōmaji transcription of かなた Laurentian Etymology From Proto-North Iroquoian *-nat-. Noun kanata village or settlement Descendants → French: Canada (see there for further descendants) See also kebec Canada Further reading Jacques Cartier, Relation originale de Jacques Cartier (1545, Paris, Tross, 1863 edition), page 48Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.