Where does “nua-” come from?
nua- (Irish) comes from Irish nua, 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): neo-, new, modern
Ancestry of “nua-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | nua | new; fresh, recent, novel; newness; new thing |
| 2 | Middle Irish | núa | — |
| 3 | Old Irish | nuae | — |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *nowiyos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néwyos | Alternative form of *néwos; new |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |
Words derived from “nua-”