Where does “neach” come from?

neach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish nech, from Proto-Celtic nekʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

neach (Scottish Gaelic): being, person, body, individual; one, somebody,...

Definitions

  1. being, person, body, individual; one, somebody,...

Ancestry of “neach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishnechsomeone, anyone, no one
2Proto-Celticnekʷossomeone, something
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

Words derived from “neach”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Celtic nekʷos →Every word from Old Irish nech →