Where does “Ní” come from?
Ní (Irish) comes from Old Irish ní, from Proto-Celtic nīs, from Proto-Indo-European ne h₁ésti — is not.
Ní (Irish): A prefix used with a woman's maiden surname
Definitions
- A prefix used with a woman's maiden surname
Ancestry of “Ní”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | ní | not; is not, isn’t; something, anything |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | nīs | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ne h₁ésti | is not |