Where does “nícon” come from?

nícon (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish ní, from Proto-Celtic nīs, from Proto-Indo-European ne h₁ésti — is not.

nícon (Old Irish): not

Definitions

  1. not

Ancestry of “nícon”, step by step

nícon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish ní

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

via Old Irish con

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcongenitive singular/dual/plural of cú

Words derived from “nícon”

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