Where does “нана” come from?
нана (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish نعنع, from Arabic نَعْنَع.
нана (Serbo-Croatian): mother; grandmother; mint
Definitions
- mother; grandmother; mint
Ancestry of “нана”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | نعنع | — |
| 2 | Arabic | نَعْنَع | — |