Where does “bungo” come from?

bungo (English) comes from Spanish bongó, from Ekele boungu.

bungo (English): A Japanese written language established mainly...

Definitions

  1. A Japanese written language established mainly...

Ancestry of “bungo”, step by step

bungo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish bongó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbongóbongo
2Ekeleboungu—

via Japanese 文語

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese文語written language, literacy language; "bungo",...
Every word from Ekele boungu →Every word from Spanish bongó →