Where does “banaanilehto” come from?

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

banaanilehto (Finnish): banana grove

Definitions

  1. banana grove

Ancestry of “banaanilehto”, step by step

banaanilehto 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 lehto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlehtobroad deciduous woodland; grove
2FinnishLehtileaf part of a plant
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*lehti—
Every word from Wolof banaana →Every word from Portuguese banana →Every word from Spanish banana →
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