Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “nana-”

48 words across 25 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European nana- — including nun, nonna, nunlike, nunnish, nunation, nunhood, nunnation, unnun.

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English (15)

Italian (9)

Latin (2)

Istriot (1)

Venetian (1)

Chinese (1)

Swedish (1)

Danish (1)

Luxembourgish (1)

Urdu (1)

Greek (1)

Macanese (1)

Cimbrian (1)

Romanian (1)

Old English (1)

German (1)

Malay (1)

Spanish (1)

Old Norse (1)

Norwegian Bokmål (1)

Norwegian Nynorsk (1)

Romansch (1)

Medieval Latin (1)

Late Latin (1)

Old High German (1)

Words from Proto-Indo-European nana- — 48 descendants | Etymology Explorer