Where does “بانجو” come from?

بانجو (Egyptian Arabic) comes from Persian بنگ, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭭𐭢 — henbane.

بانجو (Egyptian Arabic): marijuana, weed

Definitions

  1. marijuana, weed

Ancestry of “بانجو”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبنگhashish, narcotic made from "Cannabis sativa";...
2Middle Persian𐭡𐭭𐭢henbane
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭭𐭢 →Every word from Persian بنگ →