Where does “No” come from?
No (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic snāō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.
Ancestry of “No”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | snāō | swim; bathe |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₂- | to swim; to float |