Where does “banfhathach” come from?

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

banfhathach (Irish): giantess

Definitions

giantess

Ancestry of “banfhathach”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Irish	ban-	A prefix appended to words to make a female form,...
2	Old Irish	ban-	—
3	Proto-Celtic	*bano-	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	gʷḗn	woman
5	Proto-Indo-European	gʷen-	woman

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Irish ban- →