Where does “နာနတ်ပွင့်” come from?
နာနတ်ပွင့် (Burmese) comes from Burmese နာနတ်, from French ananas, from Spanish ananás, from Portuguese ananás, from Old Tupi naná, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *nanã — pineapple.
နာနတ်ပွင့် (Burmese): star anise
Definitions
- star anise
Ancestry of “နာနတ်ပွင့်”, step by step
နာနတ်ပွင့် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese နာနတ်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | နာနတ် | pineapple |
| 2 | French | ananas | pineapple |
| 3 | Spanish | ananás | pineapple plant; pineapple fruit |
| 4 | Portuguese | ananás | pineapple |
| 5 | Old Tupi | naná | pineapple plant |
| 6 | Proto-Tupi-Guarani | *nanã | pineapple |
via Burmese ပွင့်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ပွင့် | to attain Buddhahood |