Where does “nunișoară” come from?

nunișoară (Romanian) comes from Romanian nun, from Late Latin nonnus, from Proto-Indo-European nana-.

Ancestry of “nunișoară”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniannunthe godfather at a wedding
2Late Latinnonnusmonk; old person; monk; tutor
3Proto-Indo-Europeannana-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nana- →Every word from Late Latin nonnus →Every word from Romanian nun →
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