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Where does “nó” come from?

nó (Irish) comes from Old Irish nó, from Proto-Celtic *nowe.

nó (Irish): or; No meaning of its own; only used in nó go ...

Definitions

  1. or; No meaning of its own; only used in nó go ...

Ancestry of “nó”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishnóor; boat
2Proto-Celtic*nowe—
Every word from Proto-Celtic *nowe →