Where does “ben jee” come from?
ben jee (Manx) comes from Manx ben, from Old Irish ben, from Proto-Celtic benā, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.
ben jee (Manx): goddess
Ancestry of “ben jee”, step by step
ben jee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Manx ben
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Manx | ben | woman |
| 2 | Old Irish | ben | woman; wife; third-person singular present... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | benā | woman |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |
via Manx jee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Manx | jee | god, deity, godhead; third-person singular... |
| 2 | Old Irish | día | day; god |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |