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Where does “bannish” come from?

bannish (Manx) comes from Old Irish banais, from Proto-Celtic banowessā — wedding.

bannish (Manx): bridal; wedding

Definitions

  1. bridal; wedding

Ancestry of “bannish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbanaiswedding feast, wedding; marriage-feast, wedding
2Proto-Celticbanowessāwedding
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