Where does “beannacht” come from?
beannacht (Irish) comes from Old Irish bennacht, from Old Irish bendacht, from Latin benedictiō, from Latin Benedictus, from Latin benedīcō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
beannacht (Irish): blessing; benediction
Ancestry of “beannacht”, step by step