Aroumain “Banaest-il un héritage aborigène?

Abstract

In this article the author examines the origin of the Arumanian word
“bană”, basing his theory on the foreign linguistic influences on the Arumanian
language. He concludes that the word might have its roots in the ancient
Greek word “Βάνα” (= woman) and because a woman gives life by giving
birth it might signify “life” in the Arumanian language.