Where does “Банат” come from?

Банат (Ukrainian) comes from Romanian bănat, from Romanian ban, from Medieval Latin bannus, from Proto-Germanic bannaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

Ancestry of “Банат”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianbănatregret
2Romanianbanmoney; coin
3Medieval Latinbannuscommunication; jurisdiction; ban, prohibition
4Proto-Germanicbannanąto proclaim, to order; to summon; to ban
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
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