Where does “havununna” come from?

havununna (Finnish) comes from Finnish nunna, from Swedish nunna, from Old Norse nunna, from Medieval Latin nonna, from Latin nonnus, from Proto-Indo-European nana-.

havununna (Finnish): black arches, nun moth

Definitions

  1. black arches, nun moth

Ancestry of “havununna”, step by step

havununna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nunna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnunnanun; Nonea pulla
2Swedishnunnanun
3Old Norsenunna
4Medieval Latinnonnanun
5Latinnonnusmonk; tutor; old person
6Proto-Indo-Europeannana-

via Finnish havu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhavufresh sprig or small branch of a coniferous tree;...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*havu
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nana-Every word from Latin nonnusEvery word from Medieval Latin nonna
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