Where does “nuy” come from?

nuy (Manx) comes from Old Irish noí, from Sranan Tongo nowan, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

nuy (Manx): nine

Definitions

  1. nine

Ancestry of “nuy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishnoínine
2Sranan Tongonowanno one
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Sranan Tongo nowan →Every word from Old Irish noí →