Where does “nanah” come from?
nanah (Old Javanese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian naNaq, from Proto-Austroasiatic *naNaq.
nanah (Old Javanese): pus
Ancestry of “nanah”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | nanaq | — |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | naNaq | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austroasiatic | *naNaq | — |
Words derived from “nanah”