Where does “nem” come from?

nem (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic nemos, from Proto-Indo-European nébʰos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

nem (Old Irish): heaven; sky; radiance

Definitions

  1. heaven; sky; radiance

Ancestry of “nem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticnemossky, heaven
2Proto-Indo-Europeannébʰoscloud; mist, moisture
3Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “nem”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nébʰos →Every word from Proto-Celtic nemos →
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