Where does “banaanilaatikko” come from?

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

banaanilaatikko (Finnish): banana box

Definitions

  1. banana box

Ancestry of “banaanilaatikko”, step by step

banaanilaatikko 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 laatikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaatikkobox; drawer; casserole
2Old Swedishladhika—
3Proto-Germanichlaþōdrawer
Every word from Wolof banaana →Every word from Portuguese banana →Every word from Spanish banana →
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