Where does “cha” come from?

cha (Manx) comes from Old Irish nícon, from Old Irish ní, from Proto-Celtic nīs, from Proto-Indo-European ne h₁ésti — is not.

cha (Manx): not; Alternative form of cho

Definitions

  1. not; Alternative form of cho

Ancestry of “cha”, step by step

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