Where does “ananas” come from?

ananas (West Frisian) comes from Dutch ananas, from Spanish ananás, from Portuguese ananás, from Old Tupi naná, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *nanã — pineapple.

ananas (West Frisian): pineapple

Definitions

  1. pineapple

Ancestry of “ananas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchananaspineapple; pineapple plant, plant of the genus...
2Spanishananáspineapple plant; pineapple fruit
3Portugueseananáspineapple
4Old Tupinanápineapple plant
5Proto-Tupi-Guarani*nanãpineapple
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *nanã →