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Where does “bonjou” come from?

bonjou (Haitian Creole) comes from French bonjour, from Middle French bonjour, from Old French bon jor.

bonjou (Haitian Creole): hello

Definitions

  1. hello

Ancestry of “bonjou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbonjourgreetings; hello; Good day; good morning; goodbye
2Middle Frenchbonjour—
3Old Frenchbon jor—
Every word from Old French bon jor →