Where does “nun” come from?

nun (Galician) comes from Galician un, from Old Portuguese ũu, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

nun (Galician): in a, in one

Definitions

  1. in a, in one

Ancestry of “nun”, step by step

nun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Galician un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianuna, one; one
2Old PortugueseũuMasculine singular indefinite article; a; an
3Latinūnusone, single
4Old Latinoinosone
5Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Asturian nun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturiannunnot, no
2Latinnōnnot
3Old Latinnoenum—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Italic oinos →Every word from Old Latin oinos →