Where does “banaanikärpänen” come from?

banaanikärpänen (Finnish) comes from Finnish banaani, from Swedish banan, from Spanish banana, from Portuguese banana, from Wolof banaana — banana.

banaanikärpänen (Finnish): common fruit fly

Definitions

  1. common fruit fly

Ancestry of “banaanikärpänen”, step by step

banaanikärpänen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish banaani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbanaanibanana; a ban
2Swedishbanana banana
3Spanishbananabanana fruit
4Portuguesebananabanana; penis; bras d'honneur
5Wolofbanaanabanana

via Finnish kärpänen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärpänenfly; bug; out, when caused by the baserunner...
2Proto-Finnickärpähinenfly insect
Every word from Wolof banaana →Every word from Portuguese banana →Every word from Spanish banana →