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.
Ancestry of “*nixtos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | neyk- | to winnow, swing grains in a mill |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | *nik- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ney- | to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited |
| 4 | Cebuano | -hi | — |