Where does “bonze” come from?

bonze (Dutch) comes from German Bonze, from French bonze, from Portuguese bonzo, from Japanese 凡僧, from Middle Chinese 凡 — ordinary.

bonze (Dutch): bonze; boss, bigwig

Definitions

  1. bonze; boss, bigwig

Ancestry of “bonze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBonzebonze; self-interested dignitary; capitalist, fat...
2Frenchbonzebonze, Buddhist priest
3Portuguesebonzobonze
4Japanese凡僧An ordinary, lowly, itinerant monk
5Middle Chinese凡ordinary

Words derived from “bonze”

Every word from Middle Chinese 凡 →Every word from Japanese 凡僧 →Every word from Portuguese bonzo →
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