Where does “no” come from?

no (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish nó, from Proto-Celtic *nowe — or.

no (Scottish Gaelic): or; nor

Definitions

  1. or; nor

Ancestry of “no”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishnóor; boat
2Proto-Celtic*noweor

Words derived from “no”

Every word from Proto-Celtic *nowe →Every word from Old Irish nó →