Where does “neimní” come from?
neimní (Middle Irish) comes from Middle Irish ní, from Old Irish ní, from Proto-Celtic nīs, from Proto-Indo-European ne h₁ésti — is not.
neimní (Middle Irish): nothing; nothingness, nullity
Definitions
- nothing; nothingness, nullity
Ancestry of “neimní”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | ní | not; is not, isn’t; something, anything |
| 2 | Old Irish | ní | not; is not, isn’t; something, anything |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | nīs | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ne h₁ésti | is not |