Where does “nasa” come from?
nasa (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic *nasu, from Proto-Germanic nasō, from Proto-Indo-European nasō, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.
Ancestry of “nasa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *nasu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | nasō | nose |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | nasō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s- | nose, nostril |