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

Definitions

  1. ebony tree

Ancestry of “abanoz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishabanoz—
2Persianابنوس—
3Middle Persianʾpnws—
4Ancient Greekἔβενοςebony tree, wood
5Egyptianhbnjebony
Every word from Egyptian hbnj →Every word from Ancient Greek ἔβενος →Every word from Middle Persian ʾpnws →