Where does “benagán” come from?

benagán (Middle Irish) comes from Middle Irish ben, from Old Irish ben, from Proto-Celtic benā, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

benagán (Middle Irish): (little) woman

Definitions

  1. (little) woman

Ancestry of “benagán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishbenwoman
2Old Irishbenwoman; wife; third-person singular present...
3Proto-Celticbenāwoman
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Celtic benā →