Where does “ananás” come from?

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

ananás (Portuguese): pineapple

Definitions

  1. pineapple

Ancestry of “ananás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupinanápineapple plant
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*nanãpineapple

Words derived from “ananás”

Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *nanã →Every word from Old Tupi naná →