Where does “Nelli” come from?
Nelli (Finnish) comes from Asturian en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
Ancestry of “Nelli”, step by step
Nelli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Asturian en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asturian | en | in |
| 2 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 3 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English nelly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nelly | A person's life; An effeminate homosexual man; A... |
| 2 | English | Nelly Duff | — |