Where does “nāvus” come from?
nāvus (Latin) comes from Proto-Celtic gnāwos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
Ancestry of “nāvus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Celtic | gnāwos | knowledge |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₃wós | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |