Where does “jauhobanaani” come from?

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

jauhobanaani (Finnish): plantain

Definitions

  1. plantain

Ancestry of “jauhobanaani”, step by step

jauhobanaani 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 jauho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjauhoflour
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*jauho—
Every word from Wolof banaana →Every word from Portuguese banana →Every word from Spanish banana →