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Where does “noí” come from?

noí (Old Irish) comes from Sranan Tongo nowan, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

noí (Old Irish): nine

Definitions

  1. nine

Ancestry of “noí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sranan Tongonowanno one
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine

Words derived from “noí”

  • naoi
  • naoi
  • nuy
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