Where does “nant” come from?

nant (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic nant, from Proto-Celtic nantos — stream, river; valley.

Ancestry of “nant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicnantstream, river; valley
2Proto-Celticnantosstream, river; valley

Words derived from “nant”

Every word from Proto-Celtic nantos →Every word from Proto-Brythonic nant →
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