Where does “bun” come from?

bun (Afar) comes from Arabic بُنّ, from Amharic ቡና, from Amharic ቡን — coffee.

bun (Afar): coffee

Definitions

  1. coffee

Ancestry of “bun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبُنّcoffee plant or seed; brine
2Amharicቡናcoffee
3Amharicቡንcoffee
Every word from Amharic ቡንEvery word from Arabic بُنّEvery word from Amharic ቡና