Where does “a-nuas” come from?

a-nuas (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish anúas, from Old Irish an-, from Proto-Celtic an-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

a-nuas (Scottish Gaelic): down and towards the speaker; either up or down...

Definitions

  1. down and towards the speaker; either up or down...

Ancestry of “a-nuas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishanúasfrom above
2Old Irishan-un-, not; very
3Proto-Celtican-un-, not
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Old Irish an- →