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
Ancestry of “havununna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | nunna | nun; Nonea pulla |
| 2 | Swedish | nunna | nun |
| 3 | Old Norse | nunna | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | nonna | nun |
| 5 | Latin | nonnus | monk; tutor; old person |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | nana- | — |