Where does “banŝio” come from?

banŝio (Esperanto) comes from Irish bean sí, from Old Irish ben síde, from Old Irish ben, from Proto-Celtic benā, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

banŝio (Esperanto): banshee

Definitions

  1. banshee

Ancestry of “banŝio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbean síbanshee, fairy woman
2Old Irishben sídebanshee, fairy woman
3Old Irishbenwoman; wife; third-person singular present...
4Proto-Celticbenāwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Celtic benā →