Where does “ananas” come from?

ananas (Tok Pisin) comes from German Ananas, from Dutch ananas, from Spanish ananás, from Portuguese ananás, from Old Tupi naná, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *nanã — pineapple.

ananas (Tok Pisin): pineapple

Definitions

  1. pineapple

Ancestry of “ananas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAnanaspineapple; strawberry
2Dutchananaspineapple; pineapple plant, plant of the genus...
3Spanishananáspineapple plant; pineapple fruit
4Portugueseananáspineapple
5Old Tupinanápineapple plant
6Proto-Tupi-Guarani*nanãpineapple
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *nanãEvery word from Old Tupi nanáEvery word from Portuguese ananás
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