Where does “nasa” come from?
nasa (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk nase, from Old Norse nasar, from Old Norse nǫs, from Proto-Germanic nasō, from Proto-Indo-European nasō, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.
nasa (Norwegian Nynorsk): to smell, sniff; to nose
Ancestry of “nasa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | nase | nose; to smell, sniff; to nose |
| 2 | Old Norse | nasar | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | nǫs | nose |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasō | nose |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | nasō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s- | nose, nostril |