Where does “nunaș” come from?
nunaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian nun, from Late Latin nonnus, from Proto-Indo-European nana-.
Ancestry of “nunaș”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | nun | the godfather at a wedding |
| 2 | Late Latin | nonnus | monk; old person; monk; tutor |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | nana- | — |
Words derived from “nunaș”