Where does “βάσανος” come from?
βάσανος (Ancient Greek) comes from Egyptian bḫn, from Egyptian bḥnj.
βάσανος (Ancient Greek): gold touchstone; test, trial; inquiry by torture
Definitions
- gold touchstone; test, trial; inquiry by torture
Ancestry of “βάσανος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Egyptian | bḫn | a hard stone |
| 2 | Egyptian | bḥnj | — |
Words derived from “βάσανος”