Where does “bananas” come from?

bananas (Welsh) comes from Welsh banana, from English banana, from Spanish banana, from Portuguese banana, from Wolof banaana — banana.

bananas (Welsh): plural of banana

Definitions

  1. plural of banana

Ancestry of “bananas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshbananabanana
2EnglishbananaAn elongated curved tropical fruit that grows in...
3Spanishbananabanana fruit
4Portuguesebananabanana; penis; bras d'honneur
5Wolofbanaanabanana
Every word from Wolof banaanaEvery word from Portuguese bananaEvery word from Spanish banana