Where does “バンシー” come from?

バンシー (Japanese) comes from Irish bean sí, from Old Irish ben síde, from Old Irish ben, from Proto-Celtic benā, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

バンシー (Japanese): banshee

Definitions

  1. banshee

Ancestry of “バンシー”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbean síbanshee, fairy woman
2Old Irishben sídebanshee, fairy woman
3Old Irishbenwoman; wife; third-person singular present...
4Proto-Celticbenāwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗnEvery word from Proto-Celtic benā