Where does “ananass” come from?

ananass (Latvian) comes from German Ananas, from Dutch ananas, from Spanish ananás, from Portuguese ananás, from Old Tupi naná, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *nanã — pineapple.

ananass (Latvian): pineapple

Definitions

  1. pineapple

Ancestry of “ananass”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAnanaspineapple; strawberry
2Dutchananaspineapple; pineapple plant, plant of the genus...
3Spanishananáspineapple plant; pineapple fruit
4Portugueseananáspineapple
5Old Tupinanápineapple plant
6Proto-Tupi-Guarani*nanãpineapple
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *nanã →Every word from Old Tupi naná →Every word from Portuguese ananás →