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Where does “nanaq” come from?

nanaq (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Austronesian naNaq, from Proto-Austroasiatic *naNaq.

Ancestry of “nanaq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-AustronesiannaNaq—
2Proto-Austroasiatic*naNaq—

Words derived from “nanaq”

  • nana
  • nanah
  • nana
  • nana
  • nanah
  • nanaq
  • nanah
  • nanaq
  • nana
  • nanaq
  • ᯉᯉ
  • nana
  • nana
  • nanah
  • nana
  • nana
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *naNaq →