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Where does “*neb” come from?
*neb (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Proto-Celtic nekʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.
Ancestry of “*neb”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Celtic
nekʷos
someone, something
2
Proto-Indo-European
kʷós
who
Words derived from “*neb”
neb,nep
neb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →
Every word from Proto-Celtic nekʷos →