Where does “pónair” come from?

pónair (Middle Irish) comes from Old Norse baun, from Proto-Germanic baunō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- — bean.

Ancestry of “pónair”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebaunbean
2Proto-Germanicbaunōbean
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰabʰ-bean
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baunō →Every word from Old Norse baun →
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