Where does “ананас” come from?

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

ананас (Russian): pineapple

Definitions

  1. pineapple

Ancestry of “ананас”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ананас”

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