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
- down and towards the speaker; either up or down...
Ancestry of “a-nuas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | anúas | from above |
| 2 | Old Irish | an- | un-, not; very |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | an- | un-, not |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |