Where does “nawan” come from?

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

nawan (Proto-Celtic): nine

Definitions

  1. nine

Ancestry of “nawan”, step by step

nawan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Austronesian *nihawa

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

via Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine

Words derived from “nawan”

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