Where does “ananas” come from?

ananas (Swedish) comes from Portuguese ananás, from Old Tupi naná, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *nanã — pineapple.

ananas (Swedish): pineapple

Definitions

  1. pineapple

Ancestry of “ananas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseananáspineapple
2Old Tupinanápineapple plant
3Proto-Tupi-Guarani*nanãpineapple
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *nanã →Every word from Old Tupi naná →Every word from Portuguese ananás →