Where does “nua” come from?

nua (Irish) comes from Middle Irish núa, from Old Irish nuae, from Proto-Celtic *nowiyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

nua (Irish): new; fresh, recent, novel; newness; new thing

Definitions

  1. new; fresh, recent, novel; newness; new thing

Ancestry of “nua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishnúanew
2Old Irishnuaenew
3Proto-Celtic*nowiyosnew
4Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
6Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

Words derived from “nua”

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