Where does “banaanijäätelö” come from?
banaanijäätelö (Finnish) comes from Finnish banaani, from Swedish banan, from Spanish banana, from Portuguese banana, from Wolof banaana — banana.
banaanijäätelö (Finnish): banana ice cream
Definitions
- banana ice cream
Ancestry of “banaanijäätelö”, step by step
banaanijäätelö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish banaani
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | banaani | banana; a ban |
| 2 | Swedish | banan | a banana |
| 3 | Spanish | banana | banana fruit |
| 4 | Portuguese | banana | banana; penis; bras d'honneur |
| 5 | Wolof | banaana | banana |
via Finnish jäätelö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jäätelö | ice cream |
| 2 | English | ice cream | A dessert made from frozen sweetened cream or a... |
| 3 | English | iced cream | Dated form of ice cream |