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

Definitions

  1. woman

Ancestry of “banscál”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbanscálwoman; female
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 gʷḗn →Every word from Old Irish ban- →