Where does “na” come from?

na (Welsh) comes from Welsh no, from Welsh o, from Proto-Brythonic o, from Proto-Celtic *au, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

na (Welsh): no; not; don’t

Definitions

  1. no; not; don’t

Ancestry of “na”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshno—
2Welshohe, him; of; from
3Proto-Brythonicofrom
4Proto-Celtic*auaway from
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

Words derived from “na”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Proto-Celtic *au →
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