Where does “banaoire” come from?
banaoire (Irish) comes from Irish aoire, from Middle Irish áegaire, from Old Irish augaire, from Proto-Celtic *owi-garyos, from Proto-Celtic owis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis — sheep.
banaoire (Irish): shepherdess
Ancestry of “banaoire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | aoire | shepherd; herdsman; whip; genitive singular of... |
| 2 | Middle Irish | áegaire | — |
| 3 | Old Irish | augaire | — |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *owi-garyos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | owis | sheep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ówis | sheep |