Where does “banmhaor” come from?

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

banmhaor (Irish): stewardess

Definitions

  1. stewardess

Ancestry of “banmhaor”, 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 gʷḗnEvery word from Irish ban-
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