Where does “*nāwā” come from?
*nāwā (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.
Ancestry of “*nāwā”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂us | boat |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₂- | to swim; to float |