Where does “ennaanansi” come from?

ennaanansi (Luganda) comes from Swahili nanasi, from Malay nanas, from Dutch ananas, from Spanish ananás, from Portuguese ananás, from Old Tupi naná, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *nanã — pineapple.

ennaanansi (Luganda): pineapple

Definitions

  1. pineapple

Ancestry of “ennaanansi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilinanasipineapple
2Malaynanaspineapple
3Dutchananaspineapple; pineapple plant, plant of the genus...
4Spanishananáspineapple plant; pineapple fruit
5Portugueseananáspineapple
6Old Tupinanápineapple plant
7Proto-Tupi-Guarani*nanãpineapple
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *nanã