Where does “navsilabennek” come from?

navsilabennek (Breton) comes from Breton nav, 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.

navsilabennek (Breton): nonasyllabic

Definitions

  1. nonasyllabic

Ancestry of “navsilabennek”, step by step

navsilabennek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Breton nav

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonnavnine
2Middle Bretonnau—
3Old Bretonnau—
4Proto-Brythonicnawnine
5Proto-Celticnawannine
6Proto-Austronesian*nihawa—
7Proto-AustronesianniSawabreath

via Breton silabennek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonsilabenneksyllabic
2Breton-ekAdjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Austronesian niSawa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *nihawa →Every word from Proto-Celtic nawan →