Where does “ananási” come from?

ananási (Lingala) comes from French ananas, from Spanish ananás, from Portuguese ananás, from Old Tupi naná, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *nanã — pineapple.

ananási (Lingala): pineapple

Definitions

  1. pineapple

Ancestry of “ananási”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchananaspineapple
2Spanishananáspineapple plant; pineapple fruit
3Portugueseananáspineapple
4Old Tupinanápineapple plant
5Proto-Tupi-Guarani*nanãpineapple
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