Where does “nasa” come from?

nasa (Spanish) comes from Latin nassa, from Old Latin nasta, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

nasa (Spanish): weir; fish-trap

Definitions

  1. weir; fish-trap

Ancestry of “nasa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnassaa narrow-necked basket for catching fish, weel; a...
2Old Latinnasta—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →Every word from Old Latin nasta →Every word from Latin nassa →