Where does “банана” come from?

банана (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Portuguese banana, from Wolof banaana — banana.

банана (Serbo-Croatian): banana

Definitions

  1. banana

Ancestry of “банана”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebananabanana; penis; bras d'honneur
2Wolofbanaanabanana
Every word from Wolof banaana →Every word from Portuguese banana →