Where does “abanoz” come from?
abanoz (Albanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish abanoz, from Persian ابنوس, from Middle Persian ʾpnws, from Ancient Greek ἔβενος, from Egyptian hbnj — ebony.
abanoz (Albanian): ebony tree
Ancestry of “abanoz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | abanoz | — |
| 2 | Persian | ابنوس | — |
| 3 | Middle Persian | ʾpnws | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔβενος | ebony tree, wood |
| 5 | Egyptian | hbnj | ebony |