Where does “mnanasi” come from?
mnanasi (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.
mnanasi (Swahili): pineapple tree
Ancestry of “mnanasi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swahili | nanasi | pineapple |
| 2 | Malay | nanas | pineapple |
| 3 | Dutch | ananas | pineapple; pineapple plant, plant of the genus... |
| 4 | Spanish | ananás | pineapple plant; pineapple fruit |
| 5 | Portuguese | ananás | pineapple |
| 6 | Old Tupi | naná | — |
| 7 | Proto-Tupi-Guarani | *nanã | — |