Where does “Nauruan” come from?

Nauruan (English) comes from English Nauru, from German Nauru, from Nauruan Naoero.

Nauruan (English): A person from Nauru or of Nauruan descent; Of,...

Definitions

  1. A person from Nauru or of Nauruan descent; Of,...

Ancestry of “Nauruan”, step by step

Nauruan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Nauru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNauruNauruan, the language of Nauru
2GermanNauru—
3NauruanNaoero—

via Romanian Nauru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianNauru—
Every word from Nauruan Naoero →Every word from German Nauru →Every word from English Nauru →