Where does “nunna” come from?

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

nunna (Finnish): nun; Nonea pulla

Definitions

  1. nun; Nonea pulla

Ancestry of “nunna”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nunna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nana- →Every word from Latin nonnus →Every word from Medieval Latin nonna →