Where does “banda” come from?

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

Ancestry of “banda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbenwoman; wife; third-person singular present...
2Proto-Celticbenāwoman
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

Words derived from “banda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →