Etymology

nunuz stone

Today it means: A type of ancient Sumerian carved oval or ovoid ornamental stone. Full definition →

Sumerian 𒉭
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The story

  1. Sumerian · derived from𒉭“egg”
  2. English todaynunuz stone

From Sumerian 𒉭 (nunuz, “egg”) + stone.

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