Where does “nach” come from?
nach (Irish) comes from Old Irish nách, from Proto-Celtic nekʷe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
nach (Irish): that...not; not; isn’t...?/whether/if it is..
Definitions
- that...not; not; isn’t...?/whether/if it is..
Ancestry of “nach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | nách | third-person singular present indicative negative... |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | nekʷe | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
Words derived from “nach”