Where does “nunnaperhonen” come from?
nunnaperhonen (Finnish) comes from Finnish nunna, from Swedish nunna, from Old Norse nunna, from Medieval Latin nonna, from Latin nonnus, from Proto-Indo-European nana-.
Ancestry of “nunnaperhonen”, step by step
nunnaperhonen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish nunna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nunna | nun; Nonea pulla |
| 2 | Swedish | nunna | nun |
| 3 | Old Norse | nunna | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | nonna | nun |
| 5 | Latin | nonnus | monk; tutor; old person |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | nana- | — |
via Finnish perhonen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | perhonen | insect of the order Lepidoptera; butterfly, moth... |
| 2 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |