Where does “*nāwā” come from?

*nāwā (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

*nāwā (Proto-Celtic): boat

Definitions

  1. boat

Ancestry of “*nāwā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
2Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float

Words derived from “*nāwā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us →