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Where does “bānos” come from?

bānos (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

bānos (Proto-Celtic): white

Definitions

  1. white

Ancestry of “bānos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “bānos”

  • Bain
  • bainite
  • bainitic
  • bawneen
  • bainin
  • bollan bane
  • bán
  • báinseach
  • bándearg
  • bánaí
  • bánbhia
  • earrbhán
  • fódbhán
  • scothbhán
  • fobhán
  • scoth-bhándearg
  • báinín
  • bàn-dhearg
  • speuclairean bàn-dhearg
  • bàn-gheal
  • bàn
  • bàn-ghlas
  • báinsech
  • bán
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