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

Definitions

  1. us; we; not

Ancestry of “ni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshnynot
2Proto-Brythonicninot
3Proto-Celticsnīswe
4Proto-Indo-Europeannō̆swe

Words derived from “ni”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nō̆s →
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