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Where does “banais” come from?

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

banais (Scottish Gaelic): wedding

Definitions

  1. wedding

Ancestry of “banais”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbanaiswedding feast, wedding; marriage-feast, wedding
2Proto-Celticbanowessāwedding
Every word from Proto-Celtic banowessā →