Where does “ni” come from?
ni (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh ny, from Proto-Brythonic ni, from Proto-Celtic snīs, from Proto-Indo-European nō̆s — we.
ni (Welsh): us; we; not
Ancestry of “ni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Welsh | ny | — |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | ni | not |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | snīs | we |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | nō̆s | we |