Where does “βάσανος” come from?
βάσανος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek βάσανος, from Egyptian bḫn, from Egyptian bḥnj.
βάσανος (Greek): probe, investigation
Ancestry of “βάσανος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | βάσανος | gold touchstone; test, trial; inquiry by torture |
| 2 | Egyptian | bḫn | a hard stone |
| 3 | Egyptian | bḥnj | — |