Where does “banógh” come from?

banógh (Irish) comes from Irish ban-, from Old Irish ban-, from Proto-Celtic *bano-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

banógh (Irish): virgin

Definitions

  1. virgin

Ancestry of “banógh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishban-A prefix appended to words to make a female form,...
2Old Irishban-—
3Proto-Celtic*bano-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Irish ban- →