Where does “nananinanão” come from?

nananinanão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese não, from Old Occitan non, from Latin nōn, from Old Latin noenum, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

nananinanão (Portuguese): no

Definitions

  1. no

Ancestry of “nananinanão”, step by step

nananinanão traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese não

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesenãonot; do not; have not; non-; isn't it? right?
2Old Occitannon—
3Latinnōnnot
4Old Latinnoenum—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Portuguese Nina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseNina—
2RussianНи́на—
3GeorgianნინოNino
4Old Georgianნინო—

via Portuguese nana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesenananap; a quick or little sleep
2Italiannannabeddy-byes, bye-byes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →