Where does “ananaspala” come from?

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

ananaspala (Finnish): pineapple chunk

Definitions

  1. pineapple chunk

Ancestry of “ananaspala”, step by step

ananaspala 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 pala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalapiece, bit; lump, chunk; block
2Proto-Finnicpalabit
3Proto-Uralicpalabit
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