Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/na(n)nā
Proto-Albanian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *nan(n)-eh₂- (“mother”), possibly a Lallwort. Closely related to Messapic ana, cognate to Ancient Greek νάννη (nánnē, “aunt, mother”), Welsh nain (“grandmother”), Sanskrit नना (nanā́, “mother”), Persian ننه (nane, “mother, grandmother”), Ukrainian неня (nenja, “mother”).
Noun
edit*na(n)nā
Descendants
edit- Albanian: nënë