Where does “neb,nep” come from?

neb,nep (Middle Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic *neb, from Proto-Celtic nekʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

Ancestry of “neb,nep”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonic*neb—
2Proto-Celticnekʷossomeone, something
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

Words derived from “neb,nep”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Celtic nekʷos →Every word from Proto-Brythonic *neb →