Where does “nunnankaapu” come from?

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

nunnankaapu (Finnish): nuns' habit

Definitions

  1. nuns' habit

Ancestry of “nunnankaapu”, step by step

nunnankaapu 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 kaapu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaapugown, cloak, habit, frock
2Old Swedishkapa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nana- →Every word from Latin nonnus →Every word from Medieval Latin nonna →