Where does “ananas” come from?

ananas (Uzbek) comes from Russian ананас, from French ananas, from Spanish ananás, from Portuguese ananás, from Old Tupi naná, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *nanã — pineapple.

ananas (Uzbek): pineapple

Definitions

  1. pineapple

Ancestry of “ananas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianананасpineapple
2Frenchananaspineapple
3Spanishananáspineapple plant; pineapple fruit
4Portugueseananáspineapple
5Old Tupinanápineapple plant
6Proto-Tupi-Guarani*nanãpineapple
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *nanã →Every word from Old Tupi naná →Every word from Portuguese ananás →