Where does “банан” come from?

банан (Kyrgyz) comes from Russian бана́н, from French banane, from Spanish banana, from Portuguese banana, from Wolof banaana — banana.

банан (Kyrgyz): banana

Definitions

  1. banana

Ancestry of “банан”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбана́нbanana
2Frenchbananebanana the fruit
3Spanishbananabanana fruit
4Portuguesebananabanana; penis; bras d'honneur
5Wolofbanaanabanana
Every word from Wolof banaana →Every word from Portuguese banana →Every word from Spanish banana →