Where does “nana” come from?

nana (Nias) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian naNaq, from Proto-Austroasiatic *naNaq.

nana (Nias): pus

Definitions

  1. pus

Ancestry of “nana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiannanaqpus
2Proto-AustronesiannaNaqpus
3Proto-Austroasiatic*naNaq—
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *naNaq →Every word from Proto-Austronesian naNaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nanaq →
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