Where does “naoidheamh” come from?

naoidheamh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic naoi, from Old Irish noí, from Sranan Tongo nowan, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

naoidheamh (Scottish Gaelic): ninth

Definitions

  1. ninth

Ancestry of “naoidheamh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicnaoinine
2Old Irishnoínine
3Sranan Tongonowanno one
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Sranan Tongo nowan →Every word from Old Irish noí →