Where does “banánhéj” come from?

banánhéj (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian banán, from French banane, from Spanish banana, from Portuguese banana, from Wolof banaana — banana.

banánhéj (Hungarian): banana peel, banana skin the outermost layers of a banana

Definitions

  1. banana peel, banana skin the outermost layers of a banana

Ancestry of “banánhéj”, step by step

banánhéj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian banán

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbanánbanana
2Frenchbananebanana the fruit
3Spanishbananabanana fruit
4Portuguesebananabanana; penis; bras d'honneur
5Wolofbanaanabanana

via Hungarian héj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhéjshell egg, nut, skin apple, onion, potato, peel orange, lemon, rind melon, crust bread, bark tree
Every word from Wolof banaana →Every word from Portuguese banana →Every word from Spanish banana →