Where does “nunnalupaus” come from?

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

nunnalupaus (Finnish): vow of a nun

Definitions

  1. vow of a nun

Ancestry of “nunnalupaus”, step by step

nunnalupaus 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 lupaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlupauspromise, pledge; rising star, emerging or...
2Ingrianluvatapromise
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*lubat'ak—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nana- →Every word from Latin nonnus →Every word from Medieval Latin nonna →