Where does “naw” come from?
naw (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Proto-Celtic nawan, from Proto-Austronesian *nihawa, from Proto-Austronesian niSawa.
naw (Proto-Brythonic): nine
Ancestry of “naw”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | nawan | nine |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | *nihawa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | niSawa | — |