Where does “anana” come from?

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

anana (Moore): pineapple (fruit)

Definitions

  1. pineapple (fruit)

Ancestry of “anana”, step by step

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