Where does “nau” come from?

nau (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *nāwā, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

nau (Old Irish): Archaic form of nó; ship

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of nó; ship

Ancestry of “nau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*nāwāboat
2Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
3Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float

Words derived from “nau”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us →Every word from Proto-Celtic *nāwā →
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