Where does “banaan” come from?

banaan (Dutch) comes from Portuguese banana, from Wolof banaana — banana.

banaan (Dutch): banana; plantain; black person, person of African...

Definitions

  1. banana; plantain; black person, person of African...

Ancestry of “banaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebananabanana; penis; bras d'honneur
2Wolofbanaanabanana

Words derived from “banaan”

Every word from Wolof banaana →Every word from Portuguese banana →