Where does “nish” come from?
nish (Manx) comes from Old Irish indossa, from Old Irish sa, from Old Irish so, from Proto-Celtic so, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
nish (Manx): now
Ancestry of “nish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | indossa | now |
| 2 | Old Irish | sa | Alternative spelling of so |
| 3 | Old Irish | so | this |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | so | this |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |