Where does “nunnajärjestö” come from?

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

nunnajärjestö (Finnish): order or organization of nuns

Definitions

  1. order or organization of nuns

Ancestry of “nunnajärjestö”, step by step

nunnajärjestö 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 järjestö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjärjestöorganization
2Finnishjärjestääto arrange; to organize
3Finnishjärkireason; sense
4Proto-Finnicjärkirow; order, condition
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nana- →Every word from Latin nonnus →Every word from Medieval Latin nonna →