Where does “ananaspurkki” come from?

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

ananaspurkki (Finnish): pineapple can

Definitions

  1. pineapple can

Ancestry of “ananaspurkki”, step by step

ananaspurkki 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 purkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpurkkican; jar; canister
2Swedishburkpot, can, jar; an inflexible vessel, usually with...
3Old Swedishbudhker—
4Old Norsebuðkr—
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *nanã →Every word from Old Tupi naná →Every word from Portuguese ananás →