Where does “naw” come from?

naw (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Proto-Celtic nawan, from Proto-Austronesian *nihawa, from Proto-Austronesian niSawa — breath.

naw (Proto-Brythonic): nine

Definitions

  1. nine

Ancestry of “naw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticnawannine
2Proto-Austronesian*nihawa—
3Proto-AustronesianniSawabreath

Words derived from “naw”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian niSawa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *nihawa →Every word from Proto-Celtic nawan →