Where does “bainne” come from?

bainne (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish bannae, from Proto-Celtic bandyo- — drop.

bainne (Scottish Gaelic): milk; genitive singular of bann

Definitions

  1. milk; genitive singular of bann

Ancestry of “bainne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbannaedrop; pustule
2Proto-Celticbandyo-drop
Every word from Proto-Celtic bandyo- →Every word from Old Irish bannae →