Where does “náanu” come from?

náanu (Palula) comes from Sanskrit नग्न, from Proto-Indo-Aryan nagnás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian nagnás, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

náanu (Palula): naked

Definitions

  1. naked

Ancestry of “náanu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनग्नnaked, bare; desolate, desert; new
2Proto-Indo-Aryannagnás—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniannagnásnaked, nude
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian nagnás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan nagnás →