Where does “neamhní” come from?

neamhní (Irish) comes from Middle Irish neimní, from Middle Irish ní, from Old Irish ní, from Proto-Celtic nīs, from Proto-Indo-European ne h₁ésti — is not.

neamhní (Irish): zero; nothing

Definitions

  1. zero; nothing

Ancestry of “neamhní”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishneimnínothing; nothingness, nullity
2Middle Irishnínot; is not, isn’t; something, anything
3Old Irishnínot; is not, isn’t; something, anything
4Proto-Celticnīs—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanne h₁éstiis not
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne h₁ésti →Every word from Proto-Celtic nīs →Every word from Old Irish ní →