Where does “ބުން” come from?

ބުން (Dhivehi) comes from Arabic بُنّ, from Amharic ቡና, from Amharic ቡን — coffee.

ބުން (Dhivehi): coffee, coffee bean

Definitions

  1. coffee, coffee bean

Ancestry of “ބުން”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبُنّcoffee plant or seed; brine
2Amharicቡናcoffee
3Amharicቡንcoffee
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