Where does “أبنوس” come from?

أبنوس (Arabic) comes from Persian ابنوس, from Middle Persian ʾpnws, from Ancient Greek ἔβενος, from Egyptian hbnj — ebony.

أبنوس (Arabic): ebony

Definitions

  1. ebony

Ancestry of “أبنوس”, step by step

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