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Where does “Bain” come from?

Bain comes from Scottish Gaelic bàn, from Old Irish bán, from Proto-Celtic bānos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, meaning to shine or be bright.

Ancestry of “Bain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbānbone, tusk; the bone of a limb
2Arabicبانto separate, to become distinct, to sunder; to be...
3Ottoman Turkishبانban; keeper, tender, ward; ben tree, horseradish...
4Ottoman Turkishباڭ—
5Persianبنگhashish, narcotic made from "Cannabis sativa";...
6Middle Persian𐭡𐭭𐭢henbane

Words derived from “Bain”

  • bainite
  • bainitic
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