Where does “*nixtos” come from?

*nixtos (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European neyk-, from Proto-Indo-European *nik-, from Proto-Indo-European ney-, from Cebuano -hi.

*nixtos (Proto-Celtic): winnowed

Definitions

  1. winnowed

Ancestry of “*nixtos”, step by step

*nixtos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European neyk-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanneyk-to winnow, swing grains in a mill
2Proto-Indo-European*nik-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanney-to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited
4Cebuano-hi—

via Proto-Celtic nigyeti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticnigyetito wash
2Proto-Indo-Europeanneygʷ-to wash

Words derived from “*nixtos”

Every word from Cebuano -hi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ney- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nik- →