Where does “nó” come from?

nó (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish nau, from Proto-Celtic *nāwā, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

nó (Middle Irish): boat

Definitions

  1. boat

Ancestry of “nó”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishnauArchaic form of nó; ship
2Proto-Celtic*nāwāboat
3Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float

Words derived from “nó”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us →Every word from Proto-Celtic *nāwā →