Where does “ananaskasvi” come from?

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

ananaskasvi (Finnish): pineapple, "Ananas comosus"

Definitions

  1. pineapple, "Ananas comosus"

Ancestry of “ananaskasvi”, step by step

ananaskasvi 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 kasvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasviplant
2Finnishkasvaato grow
3Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *nanã →Every word from Old Tupi naná →Every word from Portuguese ananás →