𒈾𒀀𒉡𒌦

Luwian

Etymology

From Proto-Anatolian *nu(n), derived from *nu (compare Hittite 𒉡 (nu, “now”)), from Proto-Indo-European *nu (“now”). The origin of initial *nā- is not certain: Starke suggests it may be a pronominal stem, comparing Hittite 𒆠𒉡𒌦 (/⁠kinun⁠/).

Compare Ancient Greek νῦν (nûn), Proto-Slavic *nyně (e.g. Old Church Slavonic нꙑнѣ (nyně)), Lithuanian nūnaĩ (“now, today”) and Sanskrit नूनम् (nūnám, “now”).

(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Adverb

𒈾𒀀𒉡𒌦 (na-a-nu-un /nānun/)

1. now

Further reading

• Olav Hackstein, Jared L. Miller & Elisabeth Rieken, editors (2017–), “nānun”, in Digital Philological-Etymological Dictionary of the Minor Ancient Anatolian Corpus Languages (eDiAna)‎^[1], München & Marburg

• Olav Hackstein, Jared L. Miller & Elisabeth Rieken, editors (2017–), “nun”, in Digital Philological-Etymological Dictionary of the Minor Ancient Anatolian Corpus Languages (eDiAna)‎^[2], München & Marburg