Where does “nev” come from?
nev (Breton) comes from Proto-Celtic *nāwā, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.
nev (Breton): nave
Ancestry of “nev”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | *nāwā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂us | boat |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₂- | to swim; to float |