Where does “nana” come from?

nana (Portuguese) comes from Italian nanna — beddy-byes, bye-byes.

nana (Portuguese): nap; a quick or little sleep

Definitions

  1. nap; a quick or little sleep

Ancestry of “nana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiannannabeddy-byes, bye-byes

Words derived from “nana

Every word from Italian nanna