Where does “ruokabanaani” come from?

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

ruokabanaani (Finnish): plantain

Definitions

  1. plantain

Ancestry of “ruokabanaani”, step by step

ruokabanaani 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 ruoka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruokafood; meal
2Proto-Finnicrookafood; meal
3Proto-Germanicrōkōcare, attention
Every word from Wolof banaana →Every word from Portuguese banana →Every word from Spanish banana →