bein

adjective. fair, beautiful

Cognates

• ᴹQ. vanya “beautiful, fair” ✧ Ety/BAN

Derivations

• ᴹ✶bányā “beautiful” ✧ Ety/BAN
  • ᴹ√BAN “*beauty” ✧ Ety/BAN
• ᴹ√GWEN “*fresh, green” ✧ Ety/GWEN

Element in

• N. Banwen “Vana”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶bányā > bein	[banjā] > [banja] > [bania] > [benia] > [beni] > [bein]	✧ Ety/BAN
ᴹ√GWEN > bein	[gwenja] > [benja] > [benia] > [beni] > [bein]	✧ Ety/GWEN

bein

adjective. beautiful, fair