Where does “kinanasi” come from?

kinanasi (Swahili) comes from Swahili nanasi, from Malay nanas, from Dutch ananas, from Spanish ananás, from Portuguese ananás, from Old Tupi naná, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *nanã — pineapple.

kinanasi (Swahili): lily

Definitions

  1. lily

Ancestry of “kinanasi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilinanasipineapple
2Malaynanaspineapple
3Dutchananaspineapple; pineapple plant, plant of the genus...
4Spanishananáspineapple plant; pineapple fruit
5Portugueseananáspineapple
6Old Tupinanápineapple plant
7Proto-Tupi-Guarani*nanãpineapple
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *nanã