Where does “nav” come from?

nav (Breton) comes from Middle Breton nau, from Old Breton nau, from Proto-Brythonic naw, from Proto-Celtic nawan, from Proto-Austronesian *nihawa, from Proto-Austronesian niSawa — breath.

nav (Breton): nine

Definitions

  1. nine

Ancestry of “nav”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Bretonnau—
2Old Bretonnau—
3Proto-Brythonicnawnine
4Proto-Celticnawannine
5Proto-Austronesian*nihawa—
6Proto-AustronesianniSawabreath

Words derived from “nav”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian niSawa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *nihawa →Every word from Proto-Celtic nawan →