Where does “Nua-Shéalainn” come from?

Nua-Shéalainn (Irish) comes from Irish nua, from Middle Irish núa, from Old Irish nuae, from Proto-Celtic *nowiyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

Nua-Shéalainn (Irish): New Zealand

Definitions

  1. New Zealand

Ancestry of “Nua-Shéalainn”, step by step

Nua-Shéalainn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish nua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishnuanew; fresh, recent, novel; newness; new thing
2Middle Irishnúanew
3Old Irishnuaenew
4Proto-Celtic*nowiyosnew
5Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
7Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

via Irish Séalainn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishSéalainnZealand

Words derived from “Nua-Shéalainn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →