Where does “nena” come from?

nena (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese neno, from Vulgar Latin ninnus.

nena (Galician): child (female), especially before puberty

Definitions

  1. child (female), especially before puberty

Ancestry of “nena”, step by step

nena traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Portuguese neno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseneno—
2Vulgar Latinninnus—

via Old Portuguese nena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesenenayoung, tender
Every word from Vulgar Latin ninnus →Every word from Old Portuguese neno →