Where does “benen” come from?

benen (Old Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic *ben, from Proto-Celtic benā, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

Ancestry of “benen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonic*benwoman
2Proto-Celticbenāwoman
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

Words derived from “benen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Celtic benā →