Where does “nawves” come from?

nawves (Cornish) comes from Cornish naw, from Proto-Brythonic naw, from Proto-Celtic nawan, from Proto-Austronesian *nihawa, from Proto-Austronesian niSawa — breath.

nawves (Cornish): ninth

Definitions

  1. ninth

Ancestry of “nawves”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishnawnine
2Proto-Brythonicnawnine
3Proto-Celticnawannine
4Proto-Austronesian*nihawa—
5Proto-AustronesianniSawabreath
Every word from Proto-Austronesian niSawa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *nihawa →Every word from Proto-Celtic nawan →