Where does “níntá” come from?

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

níntá (Old Irish): we do not have

Definitions

  1. we do not have

Ancestry of “níntá”, step by step

níntá 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 ·tá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irish·tá—
2Proto-Celtic*tāyetito stand
3Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne h₁ésti →Every word from Proto-Celtic nīs →Every word from Old Irish ní →
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