Where does “nana” come from?

nana (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian naNaq, from Proto-Austroasiatic *naNaq.

nana (Tagalog): pus; matter; aunt

Definitions

  1. pus; matter; aunt

Ancestry of “nana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiannanaqpus
2Proto-AustronesiannaNaqpus
3Proto-Austroasiatic*naNaq—

Words derived from “nana”

Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *naNaq →Every word from Proto-Austronesian naNaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nanaq →
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