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
- nominative plural of bonc
Ancestry of “boncok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | bonc | dissection, autopsy; bonze |
| 2 | German | Bonze | bonze; self-interested dignitary; capitalist, fat... |
| 3 | French | bonze | bonze, Buddhist priest |
| 4 | Portuguese | bonzo | bonze |
| 5 | Japanese | 凡僧 | An ordinary, lowly, itinerant monk |
| 6 | Middle Chinese | 凡 | ordinary |