Where does “bana” come from?

bana (Sranan Tongo) comes from English banana, from Spanish banana, from Portuguese banana, from Wolof banaana — banana.

bana (Sranan Tongo): plantain (cooking banana)

Definitions

  1. plantain (cooking banana)

Ancestry of “bana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbananaAn elongated curved tropical fruit that grows in...
2Spanishbananabanana fruit
3Portuguesebananabanana; penis; bras d'honneur
4Wolofbanaanabanana
Every word from Wolof banaana →Every word from Portuguese banana →Every word from Spanish banana →