Where does “ananas” come from?

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

ananas (Norwegian Nynorsk): a pineapple

Definitions

  1. a pineapple

Ancestry of “ananas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishananáspineapple plant; pineapple fruit
2Portugueseananáspineapple
3Old Tupinanápineapple plant
4Proto-Tupi-Guarani*nanãpineapple
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *nanã →Every word from Old Tupi naná →Every word from Portuguese ananás →