Where does “bonzean” come from?

bonzean (English) comes from English ān, from Middle English ān, from Old English ān, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

bonzean (English): Buddhist or relating to Buddhist monks and priests

Definitions

  1. Buddhist or relating to Buddhist monks and priests

Ancestry of “bonzean”, step by step

bonzean traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishān—
2Middle Englishāna, an indefinite article
3Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via English bonze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbonzeA Buddhist monk or priest in East Asia
2Frenchbonzebonze, Buddhist priest
3Portuguesebonzobonze
4Japanese凡僧An ordinary, lowly, itinerant monk
5Middle Chinese凡ordinary
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →