Where does “banchliamhain” come from?

banchliamhain (Irish) comes from Irish bán, from Old Irish bán, from Proto-Celtic bānos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

banchliamhain (Irish): daughter-in-law

Definitions

  1. daughter-in-law

Ancestry of “banchliamhain”, step by step

banchliamhain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish bán

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbánwhite; blank; fair-haired
2Old Irishbánwhite; pure
3Proto-Celticbānoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-

via Irish cliamhain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcliamhainson-in-law
2Middle Irishclíamainin-law
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-Every word from Proto-Celtic bānos