Where does “bé-iasc” come from?

bé-iasc (Irish) comes from Irish bé, from Old Irish bé, from Proto-Celtic ben, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

bé-iasc (Irish): damselfish

Definitions

  1. damselfish

Ancestry of “bé-iasc”, step by step

bé-iasc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish bé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbéwoman, maiden; muse
2Old Irishbéwoman; second/third-person singular present...
3Proto-Celticben—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

via Irish iasc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishiascfish; to fish
2Old Irishíascfish
3Proto-Celtic*ɸeiskosfish
4Proto-Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Celtic ben →