Where does “banaltra” come from?

banaltra (Irish) comes from Middle Irish banaltra, from Middle Irish ben, from Old Irish ben, from Proto-Celtic benā, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

banaltra (Irish): nurse

Definitions

  1. nurse

Ancestry of “banaltra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishbanaltrafoster-mother, nurse
2Middle Irishbenwoman
3Old Irishbenwoman; wife; third-person singular present...
4Proto-Celticbenāwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

Words derived from “banaltra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Celtic benā →