Where does “ананас” come from?

ананас (Chechen) comes from Russian ананас, from French ananas, from Spanish ananás, from Portuguese ananás, from Old Tupi naná, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *nanã — pineapple.

ананас (Chechen): pineapple

Definitions

  1. pineapple

Ancestry of “ананас”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianананасpineapple
2Frenchananaspineapple
3Spanishananáspineapple plant; pineapple fruit
4Portugueseananáspineapple
5Old Tupinanápineapple plant
6Proto-Tupi-Guarani*nanãpineapple
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