Where does “ananás” come from?

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

ananás (Tetum): pineapple

Definitions

  1. pineapple

Ancestry of “ananás”, 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 →