Where does “nana” come from?
Nana comes from Proto-Celtic nana, which was borrowed from Arabic بَنَان, though the original meaning is uncertain.
nana (English): a banana; a fool; one's grandmother
Definitions
- a banana; a fool; one's grandmother
Ancestry of “nana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | banana | An elongated curved tropical fruit that grows in... |
| 2 | Spanish | banana | banana |
| 3 | Portuguese | banana | banana; penis; bras d'honneur |
| 4 | Wolof | banaana | banana |
Words derived from “nana”