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Where does “banais” come from?

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

banais (Old Irish): wedding feast, wedding; marriage-feast, wedding

Definitions

  1. wedding feast, wedding; marriage-feast, wedding

Ancestry of “banais”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbanowessāwedding

Words derived from “banais”

  • bainis
  • banais
  • banais
  • bannish
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