Where does “nunnakunta” come from?

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

nunnakunta (Finnish): nun order, religious order (of nuns)

Definitions

  1. nun order, religious order (of nuns)

Ancestry of “nunnakunta”, step by step

nunnakunta 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 kunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuntamunicipality, commune; local political division;...
2Proto-Finnickuntacommunity; group of people
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickunta—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nana- →Every word from Latin nonnus →Every word from Medieval Latin nonna →