Where does “*bano-” come from?
*bano- (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.
Ancestry of “*bano-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |