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Where does “banna” come from?

banna (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic bann, from English band, from German band, from French bande, from French là, from Italian là, from Spanish la, from Portuguese lá — to soften, to melt.

banna (Scottish Gaelic): genitive singular of bann

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of bann

Ancestry of “banna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicbannstrip; bandage; hinge
2EnglishbandA strip of material used for strengthening or...
3Germanbandpast of binden
4Frenchbandeband, strip; stripe; strip
5Frenchlàthere; here, present
6Italianlàthere
7Spanishlathe; accusative of ella, ello , and usted ; her,...
8Portugueseláthere; used with an adverb phrase to indicate...
9GermanaAlternative form of A; Abbreviation of a-Moll;...
10Germana-MollA-minor
11Hungarianmoll—
12GermanMollminor
13Medieval Latinmolle—
14Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
15Latinmolduis—
16Proto-Italicmoldus—
17Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dus—
18Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
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