Where does “neyan” come from?

neyan (Ainu) comes from Proto-Indo-European ney-, from Cebuano -hi.

neyan (Ainu): that (close to the speaker and listener)

Definitions

  1. that (close to the speaker and listener)

Ancestry of “neyan”, step by step

neyan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European ney-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanney-to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited
2Cebuano-hi—

via Ainu an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AinuanUsed with inalienable nouns to show either quality or possessiveness
Every word from Cebuano -hi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ney- →