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.
nav (Breton): nine
Ancestry of “nav”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Breton | nau | — |
| 2 | Old Breton | nau | — |
| 3 | Proto-Brythonic | naw | nine |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | nawan | nine |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | *nihawa | — |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | niSawa | — |