Where does “nanasi” come from?

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

nanasi (Swahili): pineapple

Definitions

  1. pineapple

Ancestry of “nanasi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nanasi”

Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *nanã →Every word from Old Tupi naná →Every word from Portuguese ananás →