Where does “gonna” come from?
gonna (Italian) comes from Late Latin gunna, from Ancient Greek γούνα, from Proto-Slavic *guna.
gonna (Italian): skirt
Ancestry of “gonna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Late Latin | gunna | leather garment, a fur; a kind of leather garment |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γούνα | coarse garment |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *guna | — |
Words derived from “gonna”