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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
1
Romanian
nun
the godfather at a wedding
2
Late Latin
nonnus
monk; old person; monk; tutor
3
Proto-Indo-European
nana-
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