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Where does “bainis” come from?

bainis (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic banowessā — wedding.

bainis (Old Irish): wedding feast, wedding

Definitions

  1. wedding feast, wedding

Ancestry of “bainis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbanowessāwedding

Words derived from “bainis”

  • banais
  • bainis
Every word from Proto-Celtic banowessā →