Where does “banaanikasvi” come from?

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

banaanikasvi (Finnish): musaceous plant any plant in the family

Definitions

  1. musaceous plant any plant in the family

Ancestry of “banaanikasvi”, step by step

banaanikasvi 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 kasvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasviplant
2Finnishkasvaato grow
3Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—
Every word from Wolof banaana →Every word from Portuguese banana →Every word from Spanish banana →