Where does “ananaskala” come from?

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

ananaskala (Finnish): pinecone fish; Monocentris japonica

Definitions

  1. pinecone fish; Monocentris japonica

Ancestry of “ananaskala”, step by step

ananaskala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ananas

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

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *nanã →