Where does “guaraná” come from?
guaraná (Spanish) comes from Portuguese guaraná, from Sateré-Mawé warana, from Sanskrit वारण — dike, entrenchment.
guaraná (Spanish): guarana
Ancestry of “guaraná”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | guaraná | guarana; a fizzy drink made from the guarana... |
| 2 | Sateré-Mawé | warana | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वारण | dike, entrenchment |