Where does “банити” come from?
банити (Ukrainian) comes from English ban, from English Banburismus, from English Banbury, from Old English Bannanburg, from Old English burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.
банити (Ukrainian): to wash
Definitions
- to wash
Ancestry of “банити”, step by step
банити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ban
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ban | To summon; to call out; To anathematize; to... |
| 2 | English | Banburismus | A cryptologic process using an early form of... |
| 3 | English | Banbury | A Banbury cake |
| 4 | Old English | Bannanburg | — |
| 5 | Old English | burg | city; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | burgz | fortification, stronghold; city |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥ǵʰ- | — |
via Ukrainian баня
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | баня | bath; bathhouse; Turkish bath, steam bath |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | банꙗ | bath, bathing place |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | baňa | bath, bathing, bathing place; dome; bulging,... |
| 4 | Latin | bāneum | attested in Pompeii |
| 5 | Latin | balneum | bath, bathing place, bathroom |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βαλανεῖον | bath, bathing room; bathhouse |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βᾰλᾰνεύς | bath-man |