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Where does “בונסאי” come from?
בונסאי (Hebrew) comes from Japanese 盆栽, from Middle Chinese 盆.
Ancestry of “בונסאי”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Japanese
盆栽
a potted plant that has been grown and...
2
Middle Chinese
盆
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