Where does “naí-” come from?

naí- (Irish) comes from Irish naí, from Old Irish noídiu, from Proto-Celtic newēdyū, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

naí- (Irish): infant attributive, infantile

Definitions

  1. infant attributive, infantile

Ancestry of “naí-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishnaíinfant, babe; young, innocent girl
2Old Irishnoídiuinfant, young child
3Proto-Celticnewēdyūunknowing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “naí-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Celtic newēdyū →Every word from Old Irish noídiu →