Where does “niau” come from?

niau (Manx) comes from Old Irish nem, from Proto-Celtic nemos, from Proto-Indo-European nébʰos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

niau (Manx): heaven

Definitions

  1. heaven

Ancestry of “niau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishnemheaven; sky; radiance
2Proto-Celticnemossky, heaven
3Proto-Indo-Europeannébʰoscloud; mist, moisture
4Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “niau”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nébʰos →Every word from Proto-Celtic nemos →