Where does “ananasovník” come from?

ananasovník (Czech) comes from Czech ananas, from Portuguese ananás, from Old Tupi naná, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *nanã — pineapple.

ananasovník (Czech): pineapple

Definitions

  1. pineapple

Ancestry of “ananasovník”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechananaspineapple
2Portugueseananáspineapple
3Old Tupinanápineapple plant
4Proto-Tupi-Guarani*nanãpineapple
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *nanã →Every word from Old Tupi naná →Every word from Portuguese ananás →