Where does “núa” come from?

núa (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish nuae, from Proto-Celtic *nowiyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

núa (Middle Irish): new

Definitions

  1. new

Ancestry of “núa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishnuaenew
2Proto-Celtic*nowiyosnew
3Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
4Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
5Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

Words derived from “núa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →