[nānā], m. a maternal grandfather, mother’s father.
[◀MIA: Pk. ṇaṇṇa- m. ‘eldest brother’ ◀OIA *nānna- ‘term of respect for an older relative’, nanã̄- f. ‘mother’ RV. ◀PIE *nana, nena, etc. ‘mother, etc.’ (nursery word)] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙→Eng. nanny, nun, nano- ]
☞ (Platts, 1884) 1118; (Turner, 1966) 7059; (MW, 1899) 0526; (Pokorny, 1959) 0754; (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 2.009
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