Where does “nae” come from?

nae (Irish) comes from Middle Irish nó, from Old Irish nau, from Proto-Celtic *nāwā, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

nae (Irish): boat

Definitions

  1. boat

Ancestry of “nae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishnóboat
2Old IrishnauArchaic form of nó; ship
3Proto-Celtic*nāwāboat
4Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us →Every word from Proto-Celtic *nāwā →