Where does “naná” come from?

naná (Nheengatu) comes from Old Tupi naná, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *nanã — pineapple.

naná (Nheengatu): pineapple plant

Definitions

  1. pineapple plant

Ancestry of “naná”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupinanápineapple plant
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*nanãpineapple
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *nanã →Every word from Old Tupi naná →
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