Where does “ananás” come from?

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

ananás (Spanish): pineapple plant; pineapple fruit

Definitions

  1. pineapple plant; pineapple fruit

Ancestry of “ananás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseananáspineapple
2Old Tupinanápineapple plant
3Proto-Tupi-Guarani*nanãpineapple

Words derived from “ananás

Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *nanã