Where does “ní” come from?

ní (Irish) comes from Old Irish nige, from Proto-Celtic *nigyā.

ní (Irish): thing; object; which

Definitions

  1. thing; object; which

Ancestry of “ní”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishnigewashing
2Proto-Celtic*nigyā—

Words derived from “ní”

Every word from Proto-Celtic *nigyā →Every word from Old Irish nige →
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