Where does “boncok” come from?

boncok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian bonc, from German Bonze, from French bonze, from Portuguese bonzo, from Japanese 凡僧, from Middle Chinese 凡 — ordinary.

boncok (Hungarian): nominative plural of bonc

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of bonc

Ancestry of “boncok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianboncdissection, autopsy; bonze
2GermanBonzebonze; self-interested dignitary; capitalist, fat...
3Frenchbonzebonze, Buddhist priest
4Portuguesebonzobonze
5Japanese凡僧An ordinary, lowly, itinerant monk
6Middle Chinese凡ordinary

Words derived from “boncok”

Every word from Middle Chinese 凡 →Every word from Japanese 凡僧 →Every word from Portuguese bonzo →