Where does “nana” come from?

nana (Rukai) comes from Proto-Rukai *nana, from Proto-Austronesian naNaq, from Proto-Austroasiatic *naNaq.

nana (Rukai): pus

Definitions

  1. pus

Ancestry of “nana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Rukai*nanapus
2Proto-AustronesiannaNaqpus
3Proto-Austroasiatic*naNaq—
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *naNaq →Every word from Proto-Austronesian naNaq →Every word from Proto-Rukai *nana →
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