Where does “banscál” come from?
banscál (Irish) comes from Old Irish banscál, from Old Irish ban-, from Proto-Celtic *bano-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.
banscál (Irish): woman
Ancestry of “banscál”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | banscál | woman; female |
| 2 | Old Irish | ban- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *bano- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |