Where does “neacht” come from?

neacht (Irish) comes from Old Irish necht, from Proto-Celtic nextī, from Proto-Indo-European néptih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

neacht (Irish): niece

Definitions

  1. niece

Ancestry of “neacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishnechtniece; clean, pure
2Proto-Celticnextīniece
3Proto-Indo-Europeannéptih₂granddaughter; niece
4Proto-Indo-European-ih₂Feminizes athematic nominal stems
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néptih₂ →
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