Where does “nunna” come from?
nunna (Swedish) comes from Old Norse nunna, from Medieval Latin nonna, from Latin nonnus, from Proto-Indo-European nana-.
nunna (Swedish): nun
Ancestry of “nunna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | nunna | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | nonna | nun |
| 3 | Latin | nonnus | monk; tutor; old person |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | nana- | — |