Where does “nessa” come from?

nessa (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *nessos.

nessa (Old Irish): nearer, closer

Definitions

  1. nearer, closer

Ancestry of “nessa”, step by step

nessa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic *nessos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*nessos

via Old Irish *nessos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irish*nessos

Words derived from “nessa

Every word from Proto-Celtic *nessos