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

  1. nothing; nothingness, nullity

Ancestry of “neimní”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishnínot; is not, isn’t; something, anything
2Old Irishnínot; is not, isn’t; something, anything
3Proto-Celticnīs—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanne h₁éstiis not

Words derived from “neimní”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne h₁ésti →Every word from Proto-Celtic nīs →Every word from Old Irish ní →